Joseph
CANTIN (QUENTIN)
(b.
9 June 1759
,
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
d.
29 December 1841
,
Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East
)
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Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 9 June 1759 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) was the child of Guillaume CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Louise COTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume QUENTIN (CANTIN) and Madeleine PARADIS (maternal) Joseph COTE and Thérèse HUOTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD 4 November 1782 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD was born 25 March 1767 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise-Angelique died 3 August 1801 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise-Angelique was the child of Louis-Joseph SICARD and Marie-Louise FORTIN.
Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) died 29 December 1841 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East.
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Occupation
Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN)
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Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD-- Date: 4 November 1782 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD was the child of Louis-Joseph SICARD and Marie-Louise FORTIN
Children of Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD:
Marie-Marguerite CANTIN (QUENTIN) (b.1 July 1799, Montréal, Lower Canada d. 31 August 1832, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste ROY 24 October 1815 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD-- Date: 4 November 1782 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada See marriage record for Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARDMarie-Louise-Angelique SICARD was the child of Louis-Joseph SICARD and Marie-Louise FORTIN
Children of Joseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD:
Marie-Marguerite CANTIN (QUENTIN) (b.1 July 1799, Montréal, Lower Canada d. 31 August 1832, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)m. Jean-Baptiste ROY 24 October 1815 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada
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1759 Birth 9 June 1759
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, 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.
1782 Marriage / PartnerJoseph CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Louise-Angelique SICARD 4 November 1782, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 23 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 Canada1799 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 1 July 1799, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Joseph was 40 years old.
1801 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Louise-Angelique SICARD died 3 August 1801, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada
1815 Marriage of ChildMarie-Marguerite CANTIN (QUENTIN) married 24 October 1815, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste ROY
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Death of ChildMarie-Marguerite CANTIN (QUENTIN) died 31 August 1832, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 73 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 Death 29 December 1841
Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.
Added: 6/11/2025 4:56:46 PM
- Updated: 6/11/2025 4:59:19 PM
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