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Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 11 March 1725 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) was the child of Louis QUENTIN   and   Helene GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Denis QUENTIN (CANTIN) and Ursule GODIN (maternal)  Antoine GOULET and Madeleine GUYON

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Denis  married  Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE) 10 January 1752 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)  was born 10 November 1734 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marie-Josephe died 6 January 1801 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie).  Marie-Josephe was the child of René LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Louise-Angélique GIROUX.

Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) died 23 July 1811 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)-- Date: 10 January 1752  Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE) was the child of René LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Louise-Angélique GIROUX




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birth1725 Birth
11 March 1725
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
marriage1752 Marriage / Partner
Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE) 10 January 1752 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.
1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CANTIN was born 25 October 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Denis was 37 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1792 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CANTIN married 24 September 1792, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE)
1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE) died 6 January 1801, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
death1811 Death
23 July 1811
Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He died at the age of 86.
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