Joseph CANTARA

Born

8 July 1700 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

29 July 1780 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

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Born: 8 July 1700 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS

Mother: Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

Maternal grandparents: Honoré DANIS dit TOURANGEAU , Pérrine LAPIERRE

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Joseph married Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT 12 September 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT was born 7 July 1709 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Louise-Thérèse died 3 May 1787 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louise-Thérèse was the child of Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Anne LABRECQUE.

Joseph CANTARA died 29 July 1780 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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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Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT
Marriage date: 12 September 1729
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT was the child of Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Anne LABRECQUE

Children of Joseph CANTARA and Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Elisabeth CANTARA

Born: 27 August 1730, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charles ANDRÉ dit LAROSE 20 October 1760 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Petronille CANTARA

Born: 15 June 1732, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: François DALPE 22 February 1762 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA

Born: 26 August 1737, Yamaska, Canada, New France
Died: 3 January 1784, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Thérèse ALARIE 20 January 1772 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1700
8 July 1700
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CANTARA and Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT 12 September 1729, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CANTARA was born 27 August 1730, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Petronille CANTARA was born 15 June 1732, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA was born 26 August 1737, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 37 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth CANTARA married 20 October 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Charles ANDRÉ dit LAROSE

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Petronille CANTARA married 22 February 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to François DALPE

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA married 20 January 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Thérèse ALARIE

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.