Bio of John CANTIN (b.1804), Wright Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Hanson ========================================================================= This Bio is from the HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY, Volumes I and II, Published in 1915 by Franklin Curtiss - Wedge. Surname Index for The HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY can be found at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/wright/wright.html Under HISTORY. NOTE: This file was scanned and changed to text so there may be some typos. 276 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY John Cantin, a prosperous citizen of Albion township, was born in Quebec, Canada, February 19, 1859, son of Louis and Lucy (Boucher) Cantin, the former of whom died in April, 1897, at the age of seventy-three years, and the latter in 1895 at the age of sixty- nine years. John Cantin left home at the age of twenty, and for thirteen years worked in the Iron river region in Michigan, as a miner and woodsman. In 1892 he came to Wright county, and for nine years rented various farms in Albion township. In 1901 he bought 174 acres in section 24. A house, two stories, 16 by 22, with a kitchen 14 by 14, stood on the place. In 1913 he erected a good barn 32 by 50, with sixteen-foot posts, having accommodations for twenty-four cattle, seven horses and fifty tons of hay. Mr. Cantin carries on general farming, and makes a specialty of stock, fowl and fruit raising. Throughout the year he keeps about twenty- four cattle, four horses, thirty-five swine, seventy-five chickens and fifty turkeys, and his orchards contain many apple and plum trees, aside from a good quantity of berry bushes and the like. Mr. Cantin has been on the school board of district 116 for twelve years. He is treasurer of St. Charles Catholic Church in Chatham township, and belongs to HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY 277 the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Cantin was married November 22, 1886, to Ovida Jolly, daughter of Eli and Filamen (Gravel) Jolly. Eli Jolly now lives at Iron River, Mich., at the age of seventy-two years. Mrs. Eli Jolly died April 1, 1885, after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Cantin have had nine children: Edward was born August 25, 1887, and now lives in Saskatchewan, Canada. George was born January 5, 1889, was married September 12, 1911, to Rosa Bruins, and lives near his father. William was born January 20, 1891, and lives in Saskatchewan, Canada. Emma was born September 11, 1894, and was married September 22, 1914, to William Worm, Jr., of Corinna township. Peter was born May 23, 1896; Annie, July 22, 1898; Leo, July 12, 1901; Louis, July 8, 1905; and Leona, October 30, 1906.