Pierre CANTARA

(b. abt. 1710 , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 June 1789 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre CANTARA was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre CANTARA was the child of Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Honoré DANIS dit TOURANGEAU and Pérrine LAPIERRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie-Angelique ROBERT 15 June 1739 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique ROBERT was born 8 March 1722 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angelique died 1 November 1760 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Angelique was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE.

Pierre CANTARA died 30 June 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Pierre CANTARA married

Marie-Angelique ROBERT-- Date: 15 June 1739 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Angelique ROBERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE

Children of Pierre CANTARA and Marie-Angelique ROBERT:

Marie-Catherine CANTARA (b.1 December 1748, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1837, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Louis FRAPPIER 17 February 1783 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CANTARA and Marie-Angelique ROBERT 15 June 1739, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine CANTARA was born 1 December 1748, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angelique ROBERT died 1 November 1760, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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.