Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA

Born

26 August 1737 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

3 January 1784 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis-Zephirin married Thérèse ALARIE 20 January 1772 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse ALARIE was born 24 October 1745 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France. Thérèse died 10 April 1801 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . Thérèse was the child of Pierre ALARIE and Marguerite HOUDE .

Parents & Family of Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA

Parents of Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA

Father

Joseph CANTARA

Mother

Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Grandparents of Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA

Paternal grandparents

Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

Maternal grandparents

Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT Anne LABRECQUE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA

Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA married

Thérèse ALARIE
Marriage date: 20 January 1772
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Thérèse ALARIE was the child of Pierre ALARIE and Marguerite HOUDE

Children of Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA and Thérèse ALARIE

Elisabeth CANTARA

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine COTNOIR 7 November 1796 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
26 August 1737
Yamaska, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA and Thérèse ALARIE 20 January 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 34 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.