François RACINE

(b. 19 April 1743 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1821 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada )

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François RACINE was born 19 April 1743 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

François 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):

François married Charlotte LESSARD 3 February 1772 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte LESSARD was born 4 November 1748 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Charlotte died 22 September 1778 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Charlotte was the child of Bonaventure LESSARD and Elisabeth PARE.

François RACINE died 20 August 1821 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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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François RACINE married

Charlotte LESSARD-- Date: 3 February 1772 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte LESSARD was the child of Bonaventure LESSARD and Elisabeth PARE

Children of François RACINE and Charlotte LESSARD:

René RACINE (b.7 October 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 June 1852, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY 21 February 1814

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1743 Birth
19 April 1743
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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
François RACINE and Charlotte LESSARD 3 February 1772, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
René RACINE was born 7 October 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François was 32 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.