Guillaume QUENTIN (CANTIN)

(b. 25 November 1691 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1776 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Guillaume QUENTIN (CANTIN) was born 25 November 1691 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Guillaume QUENTIN (CANTIN) was the child of Denis QUENTIN (CANTIN) and Ursule GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas QUENTIN and Madeleine ROULOIS (maternal) Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie BOUCHER

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

Guillaume married Madeleine PARADIS 8 June 1716 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine PARADIS was born 4 July 1694 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 11 November 1749 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre PARADIS and Jeanne MILLOIR.

Guillaume QUENTIN (CANTIN) died 24 December 1776 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Guillaume QUENTIN (CANTIN) married

Madeleine PARADIS-- Date: 8 June 1716 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Madeleine PARADIS was the child of Pierre PARADIS and Jeanne MILLOIR

Name: Guillaume Guertin
Birth Date: 1692
Birthplace:
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Magdeleine Paradis
Spouse's Birth Date: 1696
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 20
Event Date: 08 Jun 1716
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Father's Name: Denys Guertin
Mother's Name: Uraule Godin
Spouse's Father's Name: Pierre Paradis
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jeanne Milois
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: p.233

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org

Children of Guillaume QUENTIN (CANTIN) and Madeleine PARADIS:

Guillaume CANTIN (QUENTIN) (b.14 April 1722, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1766, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Louise COTE 27 January 1749 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) (b.18 September 1733, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Gabriel VEZINA 15 January 1753 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Victoire QUENTIN (CANTIN) (b.18 September 1733, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1814, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Louis GOULET 12 February 1759 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1691 Birth
25 November 1691
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume QUENTIN (CANTIN) and Madeleine PARADIS 8 June 1716, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 24 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Guillaume CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 14 April 1722, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 30 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 18 September 1733, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 41 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Victoire QUENTIN (CANTIN) was born 18 September 1733, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 41 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Guillaume CANTIN (QUENTIN) married 27 January 1749, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise COTE

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine PARADIS died 11 November 1749, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) married 15 January 1753, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Gabriel VEZINA

1759 Marriage of Child
Victoire QUENTIN (CANTIN) married 12 February 1759, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Louis GOULET

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.

1766 Death of Child
Guillaume CANTIN (QUENTIN) died 24 April 1766, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Guillaume was 74 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.