Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE

(b. 3 October 1717 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1780 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE was born 3 October 1717 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE was the child of Pierre-Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) and Jeanne NOLIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques RATTÉ and Anne-Marie MARTIN (maternal) Jacques NOLIN dit DESCHÂTELETS and Françoise CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 3 November 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 13 January 1722 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Josephte-Jeanne died 16 November 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Josephte-Jeanne was the child of Charles BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Madeleine GOSSELIN.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Agathe TREMBLAY 27 July 1750 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Agathe TREMBLAY was born 4 April 1731 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Agathe died 3 May 1790 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Agathe was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN).

Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE died 31 January 1780 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE married

Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL-- Date: 3 November 1744 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Charles BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Madeleine GOSSELIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE and Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL:

Jean-Baptiste RACETTE (b.25 December 1747, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Victoire VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) 8 January 1787 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE married

Agathe TREMBLAY-- Date: 27 July 1750 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Agathe TREMBLAY was the child of Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Angélique CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Children of Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE and Agathe TREMBLAY:

Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) (b.5 May 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1828, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 24 January 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jacques RATTÉ (RATE) (b.26 July 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1826, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Genevieve DENIS 28 April 1783 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Basile RATTÉ (RATE) (b.23 February 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 15 March 1829, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte COTE 22 January 1788 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE) (b.5 June 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 6 May 1822, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GUENETTE 16 February 1795 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Pierre BACQUET dit LAMONTAGNE 8 May 1798 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
m. Louis GUYON (DION) 11 June 1816 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie RATTÉ (RATE) (b.20 November 1764, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite GUERET (QUERET) dite LATULIPPE 7 March 1791 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ignace RACETTE dit RATE (b.14 March 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine CHABOT 21 October 1799 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Alexandre RATTÉ (RATE) (b.26 May 1769, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1849, Saint-Vallier, Canada East)
m. Marie-Louise VOISIN 9 February 1807 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Ambroise RATTÉ (RATE) (b.7 May 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 August 1824, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Suzanne ROY 31 July 1804 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1717 Birth
3 October 1717
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE and Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 3 November 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RACETTE was born 25 December 1747, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte-Jeanne BOUCHARD dite DORVAL died 16 November 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE and Agathe TREMBLAY 27 July 1750, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 32 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) was born 5 May 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jacques RATTÉ (RATE) was born 26 July 1753, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Basile RATTÉ (RATE) was born 23 February 1760, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE) was born 5 June 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie RATTÉ (RATE) was born 20 November 1764, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Ignace RACETTE dit RATE was born 14 March 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Alexandre RATTÉ (RATE) was born 26 May 1769, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) married 24 January 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

1774 Birth of Child
Ambroise RATTÉ (RATE) was born 7 May 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 56 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.