Jacques CANTARA

(b. 13 April 1752 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1833 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Jacques CANTARA was born 13 April 1752 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Jacques CANTARA was the child of Jean-Baptiste CANTARA and Genevieve ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU (maternal) François-Jean ALLARD and 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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