Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE

(b. 30 January 1726 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 9 April 1809 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE was born 30 January 1726 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE was the child of Jacques RACICOT dit LEVEILLE and Marie-Jeanne LABBE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LABBE and Marie-Anne FAILLY (FAYE)

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

Antoine married Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE 3 October 1747 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 8 November 1722 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Agathe died 15 December 1753 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Agathe was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT.

Antoine married (2) Marie-Anne MAGEAU 11 December 1756 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne MAGEAU was born 2 August 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 12 November 1805 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre MAGEAU (MAJEAU) and Jeanne PARÉ.

Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE died 9 April 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE married

Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE-- Date: 3 October 1747 Place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT

Children of Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE and Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE:

Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE married

Marie-Anne MAGEAU-- Date: 11 December 1756 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MAGEAU was the child of Pierre MAGEAU (MAJEAU) and Jeanne PARÉ

Children of Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE and Marie-Anne MAGEAU:

Pierre RACICOT (b.3 March 1758, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1825, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Amable GOGUET (GOYETTE) 1 February 1779 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1726 Birth
30 January 1726
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE and Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE 3 October 1747, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE died 15 December 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Antoine RACICOT dit LEVEILLE and Marie-Anne MAGEAU 11 December 1756, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Pierre RACICOT was born 3 March 1758, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Antoine was 32 years old.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Pierre RACICOT married 1 February 1779, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Amable GOGUET (GOYETTE)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne MAGEAU died 12 November 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1809 Death
9 April 1809
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.

Added: 2/3/2019 10:25:39 AM - Updated: 3/11/2026 8:30:21 PM