Charles RACETTE

(b. 10 December 1732 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1817 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Charles RACETTE was born 10 December 1732 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Charles RACETTE was the child of François RACETTE and Marie-Marguerite JOBIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste RACETTE and Jeanne CHAPEAU (maternal) Jacques JOBIN and Adrienne BOURBEAU

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

Charles married Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES 26 February 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES was born 8 June 1736 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 12 October 1770 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne DEMERS (DUMAIS).

Charles married (2) Felicite GINGRAS 8 April 1771 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite GINGRAS was born 8 April 1742 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Felicite died 17 July 1792 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Felicite was the child of Augustin GINGRAS and Felicite MOISAN.

Charles RACETTE died 3 March 1817 in L'Assomption, 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.

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Charles RACETTE married

Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES-- Date: 26 February 1753 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES was the child of Jean-Francois TINON dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Children of Charles RACETTE and Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES:

Louis RACETTE (b.18 September 1769, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1852, Saint-Jacques, Canada East )
m. Scholastique DOUCET 26 June 1797 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Charles RACETTE married

Felicite GINGRAS-- Date: 8 April 1771 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite GINGRAS was the child of Augustin GINGRAS and Felicite MOISAN

Children of Charles RACETTE and Felicite GINGRAS:

Genevieve RACETTE (b.1 November 1773, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE 27 September 1796 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1732 Birth
10 December 1732
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Charles RACETTE and Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES 26 February 1753, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 20 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis RACETTE was born 18 September 1769, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Charles was 36 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne TINON dite DESROCHES died 12 October 1770, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1771 Marriage / Partner
Charles RACETTE and Felicite GINGRAS 8 April 1771, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 38 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Genevieve RACETTE was born 1 November 1773, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Charles was 40 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.

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felicite GINGRAS died 17 July 1792, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Genevieve RACETTE married 27 September 1796, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE

1797 Marriage of Child
Louis RACETTE married 26 June 1797, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan) to Scholastique DOUCET

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

1817 Death
3 March 1817
L'Assomption, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 84.

Added: 4/20/2020 7:38:02 AM - Updated: 5/9/2024 4:46:21 PM