Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

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7 July 1709 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1787 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT Anne LABRECQUE

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Born: 7 July 1709 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT

Mother: Anne LABRECQUE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LABRECQUE , Jeanne CHOTARD

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Louise-Thérèse married Joseph CANTARA 12 September 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph CANTARA was born 8 July 1700 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Joseph died 29 July 1780 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Joseph was the child of Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU.

Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT died 3 May 1787 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT married

Joseph CANTARA
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

Joseph CANTARA was the child of Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

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 — 1709
7 July 1709
Saint-François-du-Lac, 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
Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT and Joseph CANTARA 12 September 1729, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

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

Louise-Thérèse was 21 years old.

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

Louise-Thérèse was 22 years old.

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

Louise-Thérèse was 28 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.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph CANTARA died 29 July 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA died 3 January 1784, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Louise-Thérèse was 74 years old.

Death — 1787
3 May 1787
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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