Catherine CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Born

20 October 1749 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

12 July 1823 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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Charles CANTIN (QUENTIN)Marie-Ursule LECLERC

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Born: 20 October 1749 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Charles CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Mother: Marie-Ursule LECLERC

Paternal grandparents: Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) , Marie MATHIEU

Maternal grandparents: Adrien LECLERC , Ursule NOEL

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Catherine married Francois-Magloire MAROIS 8 November 1774 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois-Magloire MAROIS was born 24 October 1745 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Francois-Magloire died 15 April 1829 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Francois-Magloire was the child of François MAROIS and Rose HUOT.

Catherine CANTIN (QUENTIN) died 12 July 1823 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Catherine CANTIN (QUENTIN) married

Francois-Magloire MAROIS
Marriage date: 8 November 1774
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois-Magloire MAROIS was the child of François MAROIS and Rose HUOT

Children of Francois-Magloire MAROIS and Catherine CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Marie MAROIS

Born: 8 August 1775, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1845, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada East

Married: Francois GOULET 4 July 1796 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marguerite MAROIS

Born: 10 November 1779, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1864, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada East

Married: Pierre HUOT 27 January 1807 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1749
20 October 1749
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Francois-Magloire MAROIS 8 November 1774, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie MAROIS was born 8 August 1775, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 25 years old.

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Marguerite MAROIS was born 10 November 1779, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Catherine was 30 years old.

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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Marie MAROIS married 4 July 1796, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Francois GOULET

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MAROIS married 27 January 1807, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Pierre HUOT

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