Joseph RACICOT

(b. 28 January 1758 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1823 , Boucherville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph RACICOT was born 28 January 1758 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Joseph RACICOT was the child of Joseph-Stanislas RACICOT dit LEVEILLE and Françoise FAVREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques RACICOT dit LEVEILLE and Marie-Jeanne LABBE (maternal) Jean FAVREAU and Jeanne MEUNIER

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

Joseph married Marguerite NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL 26 October 1778 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL was born 20 June 1759 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite died 14 June 1830 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marguerite was the child of Louis NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Veronique MEUNIER.

Joseph RACICOT died 25 December 1823 in Boucherville, 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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Joseph RACICOT married

Marguerite NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL-- Date: 26 October 1778 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Louis NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Veronique MEUNIER

Children of Joseph RACICOT and Marguerite NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL:

Charlotte RACICOT (b.28 February 1782, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François LUSSIER 14 October 1799 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1758 Birth
28 January 1758
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RACICOT and Marguerite NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL 26 October 1778, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 20 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Charlotte RACICOT was born 28 February 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 24 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)

1799 Marriage of Child
Charlotte RACICOT married 14 October 1799, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to François LUSSIER

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England