Marie-Geneviève RACINE

(b. 31 May 1739 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1813 , St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève RACINE was born 31 May 1739 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève RACINE was the child of François RACINE and Marie GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph RACINE and Madeleine PARÉ (maternal) Pierre GAGNON and Isabelle LACROIX

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

Marie-Geneviève married Pierre LESSARD 7 January 1767 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre LESSARD was born 23 September 1742 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Pierre died 19 December 1811 in St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean LESSARD and Marie-Anne LACROIX.

Marie-Geneviève RACINE died 15 September 1813 in St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, 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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Marie-Geneviève RACINE married

Pierre LESSARD-- Date: 7 January 1767 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre LESSARD was the child of Jean LESSARD and Marie-Anne LACROIX

Children of Pierre LESSARD and Marie-Geneviève RACINE:

Marguerite LESSARD (b.30 November 1776, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 October 1874, St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada)
m. François SIMARD 28 July 1800 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1739 Birth
31 May 1739
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève RACINE and Pierre LESSARD 7 January 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 27 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite LESSARD was born 30 November 1776, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Geneviève was 37 years old.

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LESSARD married 28 July 1800, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to François SIMARD