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immigrant flag male ancestor  Jacques  RATTÉ

Born
23 March 1630 ,  La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Died
8 April 1699 ,  Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jacques  married  Anne-Marie MARTIN 12 November 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Anne-Marie MARTIN  was born 23 March 1645 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Anne-Marie died 14 January 1717 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.  Anne-Marie was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite LANGLOIS .
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Parents & Family of Jacques RATTÉ

Parents of Jacques RATTÉ

Father
Francois RATTE
Mother
Jacquette HUGUETTE

Grandparents of Jacques RATTÉ

Paternal grandparents
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Jacques was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1658.
Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada


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Jacques  married  Anne-Marie MARTIN 12 November 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Anne-Marie MARTIN  was born 23 March 1645 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Anne-Marie died 14 January 1717 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.  Anne-Marie was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite LANGLOIS.




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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques RATTÉ

Jacques RATTÉ married flag female ancestor Anne-Marie MARTIN
Marriage date: 12 November 1658
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
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Anne-Marie MARTIN was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite LANGLOIS

Marriage notes:
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada


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Children of Jacques RATTÉ and Anne-Marie MARTIN


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
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1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1630
23 March 1630
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
marriage1658 Marriage / Partner
Jacques RATTÉ and Anne-Marie MARTIN 12 November 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 28 years old.
1659 Birth of Child
Jacques RATTÉ was born 30 December 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 29 years old.
1660 Birth of Child
Bertrand RATTÉ was born 10 December 1660, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 30 years old.
1662 Birth of Child
Michel-Joseph RATTÉ was born 26 December 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 32 years old.
1665 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RATTÉ was born 13 February 1665, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 34 years old.
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1667 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ (RATE) was born 28 November 1667, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 37 years old.
1670 Birth of Child
Anne RATTÉ was born 16 October 1670, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 40 years old.
1673 Birth of Child
Jacques RATTÉ was born 29 June 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 43 years old.
1675 Birth of Child
Pierre-Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) was born 11 October 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 45 years old.
1678 Birth of Child
Geneviève RATTÉ was born 27 January 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 47 years old.
1680 Birth of Child
Louise-Angélique RATTÉ was born 17 June 1680, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jacques was 50 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Comte de St.-Laurent
Jacques Ratte, menuisier, 54
Anne Martin, sa femme, 34
enfants:
Joseph, 18
Marie, 16
Jean, 13
Anne, 11
Jacques, 8
Pierre, 6
Genevieve, 4
Louise, 1

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1683 Birth of Child
Ignace RATTÉ was born 29 August 1683, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 53 years old.
marriage1683 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RATTÉ married 23 November 1683, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Ignace GOSSELIN
1686 Birth of Child
Guillaume RATTÉ was born 17 November 1686, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 56 years old.
marriage1691 Marriage of Child
Anne RATTÉ married 20 February 1691 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jacques TREPANIER
marriage1694 Marriage of Child
Geneviève RATTÉ married 27 November 1694, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Jean SICARD dit CARUFEL
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1698 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ (RATE) married 13 October 1698, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Madeleine BLOUARD
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