flag male ancestor  Joseph  CANTARA

  (b. 10 April 1749 Yamaska, Canada, New France   d. 13 February 1832 Yamaska, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph CANTARA was born 10 April 1749 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Joseph CANTARA was the child of Jean-Baptiste CANTARA   and   Genevieve ALLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU (maternal)  François-Jean ALLARD and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN

Joseph CANTARA died 13 February 1832 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .





m. Villiard Marguerite


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Did You Know? 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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birth1749 Birth
10 April 1749
Yamaska, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1832 Death
13 February 1832
Yamaska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.
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