Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Born

10 November 1734 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

6 January 1801 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Born: 10 November 1734 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Father

René LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Mother

Louise-Angélique GIROUX

Grandparents of Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Paternal grandparents

René LETARTRE (LETARTE) Marie-Anne GARNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Louis GIROUX Marie-Angélique GARNIER

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

Marie-Josephe married Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) 10 January 1752 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 11 March 1725 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Denis died 23 July 1811 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . Denis was the child of Louis QUENTIN and Helene GOULET.

Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE) died 6 January 1801 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Marie-Josephe LETARTRE (LETARTE) married

Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN)
Marriage date: 10 January 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Denis CANTIN (QUENTIN) was the child of Louis QUENTIN and Helene GOULET

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 Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1734
10 November 1734
Québec, Canada, New France

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

She was 17 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

Marie-Josephe was 27 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.