Narcisse M. Cantin 1870-1940
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Descended from a long line of French-Canadian shipbuilders, Cantin was born on a nearby farm which his grandfather acquired about 1850. An energetic entrepreneur, inventor and cattle trader, Cantin began work here, in 1897, on a city named St. Joseph from which he hoped to construct a canal linking Lake Huron and Erie. Undaunted by his inability to raise sufficient funds for this project, he initiated and, between 1900 and 1930, tirelessly promoted the concept of a Great Lakes seaway system which "would take passengers and freight from all ocean ports on the globe direct to all the principal ports of the Great Lakes".
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The County of Huron
The Municipality of Bluewater
In St. Joseph, in a park
on the west side of Highway 21 at Road 84
N 43 24.804 W 81 42.379
Recorded October 2004. Check current access before visiting.
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July 5, 2009
My name is Andre Hector Cantin born in Montreal 1929 son of Rene A Cantin born in 1898 son of Joseph Cantin/Exilda Chatelle.
July 5, 2009
my name is andre hector cantin born in montreal 1929 son of rene a cantin born in 1898 son of joseph cantin/exilda chatelle.any connection?