Francois CANTIN

Born

10 March 1759 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

17 June 1833 , Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN)Suzanne CARRIER

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Born: 10 March 1759 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Mother: Suzanne CARRIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) , Marie MATHIEU

Maternal grandparents: Ignace CARRIER , Suzanne-Elisabeth ROCHON

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

Francois married Charlotte TREMBLAY 30 July 1804 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada . Charlotte TREMBLAY was born 17 August 1776 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Charlotte died 20 May 1820 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Charlotte was the child of Ignace TREMBLAY and Marguerite DUSSAULT.

Francois CANTIN died 17 June 1833 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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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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Charlotte TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 30 July 1804
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Charlotte TREMBLAY was the child of Ignace TREMBLAY and Marguerite DUSSAULT

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Birth — 1759
10 March 1759
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Francois CANTIN and Charlotte TREMBLAY 30 July 1804, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 45 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