flag male ancestor  Alexis-Zephirin  CANTARA

  (b. 26 August 1737 Yamaska, Canada, New France   d. 3 January 1784 Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA was born 26 August 1737 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA was the child of Joseph CANTARA   and   Louise-Thérèse LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU (maternal)  Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Anne LABRECQUE

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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, Québec, Canada.  Thérèse died 10 April 1801 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Thérèse was the child of Pierre ALARIE and Marguerite HOUDE.

Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA died 3 January 1784 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA married flag female ancestor Thérèse ALARIE-- Date: 20 January 1772 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
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Thérèse ALARIE was the child of Pierre ALARIE and Marguerite HOUDE




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birth1737 Birth
26 August 1737
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.
marriage1772 Marriage / Partner
Alexis-Zephirin CANTARA and Thérèse ALARIE 20 January 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 34 years old.
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.
death1784 Death
3 January 1784
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 46.
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