Jacques CANTARA

Born

13 April 1752 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

27 January 1833 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CANTARA Genevieve ALLARD

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Born: 13 April 1752 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste CANTARA

Mother: Genevieve ALLARD

Paternal grandparents: Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS , Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

Maternal grandparents: François-Jean ALLARD , Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN

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Jacques married Marie-Marguerite HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE 26 September 1803 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Marie-Marguerite HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE was born 14 March 1762 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Marguerite died 23 March 1839 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Mathieu HIANVEU dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite PEPIN dite SENEZ.

Jacques CANTARA died 27 January 1833 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

m. Hianveu Marguerite
m. Larocque Angelique

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Marguerite HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE
Marriage date: 26 September 1803
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE was the child of Mathieu HIANVEU dit LAFRANCE and Marguerite PEPIN dite SENEZ

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

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Birth — 1752
13 April 1752
Yamaska, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Jacques CANTARA and Marie-Marguerite HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE 26 September 1803, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 51 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England