Basile RATTÉ (RATE)

(b. 31 October 1763 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 August 1839 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Basile RATTÉ (RATE) was born 31 October 1763 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Basile RATTÉ (RATE) was the child of Charles RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Rose BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Jeanne MARTEL (maternal) Pierre BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Dorothee LANGLOIS

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

Basile married Marie-Anne SIMARD 7 November 1792 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne SIMARD was born 18 April 1767 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Anne died 12 September 1850 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Anne was the child of François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie LAVOIE.

Basile RATTÉ (RATE) died 7 August 1839 in La Malbaie, 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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Basile RATTÉ (RATE) married

Marie-Anne SIMARD-- Date: 7 November 1792 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Marie-Anne SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie LAVOIE

Children of Basile RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Anne SIMARD:

Françoise RATTÉ (b.1 August 1794, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 13 January 1866, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Boniface AUDET 24 January 1815 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Thomas RATTÉ (RATE) (b.22 March 1797, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 18 March 1874, La Baie, Québec, Canada )
m. Julienne-Madeleine COUTURIER 3 November 1818 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Francois RATTÉ (b.3 February 1799, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )

Christine RATTÉ (RATE) (b.26 January 1801, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Leon CLAVEAU 17 February 1824 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne RATTÉ (b.abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 October 1892, Jonquière, Québec, Canada)
m. Scholastique BOUDREAU 25 January 1831 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Felicite RATTÉ (b.23 October 1807, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )

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1763 Birth
31 October 1763
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Basile RATTÉ (RATE) and Marie-Anne SIMARD 7 November 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 29 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Françoise RATTÉ was born 1 August 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 30 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Thomas RATTÉ (RATE) was born 22 March 1797, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 33 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois RATTÉ was born 3 February 1799, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 35 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Christine RATTÉ (RATE) was born 26 January 1801, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 37 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Felicite RATTÉ was born 23 October 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Basile was 44 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Françoise RATTÉ married 24 January 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Boniface AUDET

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Thomas RATTÉ (RATE) married 3 November 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Julienne-Madeleine COUTURIER

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Christine RATTÉ (RATE) married 17 February 1824, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Leon CLAVEAU

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Etienne RATTÉ married 25 January 1831, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Scholastique BOUDREAU

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England