Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Born

11 March 1725 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

23 July 1811 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN)

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Born: 11 March 1725 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Parents of Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Father

Louis QUENTIN

Mother

Helene GOULET

Grandparents of Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Paternal grandparents

Denis QUENTIN (CANTIN) Ursule GODIN

Maternal grandparents

Antoine GOULET Madeleine GUYON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 6 January 1801 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) married

Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)
Marriage date: 10 January 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE) was the child of René LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Louise-Angélique GIROUX

Children of Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Jean-Baptiste CANTIN

Born: 25 October 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte BRISSET (BRISSETTE) 24 September 1792 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
11 March 1725
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

He was 26 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CANTIN was born 25 October 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Denis was 37 years old.

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.