HELP! flag male ancestor  Augustin  RACETTE

  (b. 9 April 1757 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France   d. 12 October 1836 L'Assomption, Lower Canada )  

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Augustin RACETTE was born 9 April 1757 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Augustin RACETTE was the child of François RACETTE   and   Madeleine AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François RACETTE and Marie-Marguerite JOBIN (maternal)  Pierre AMYOT (AMIOT) dit VILLENEUVE and Thérèse GILBERT

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Augustin  married  Marie-Louise RIVET 18 September 1781 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marie-Louise RIVET  was born 13 January 1762 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Marie-Louise died 16 June 1802 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Marie-Louise was the child of Alexis-Maurice RIVET and Marie-Charlotte BEIGNET (BESNIER).

Augustin RACETTE died 12 October 1836 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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Augustin RACETTE married flag female ancestor Marie-Louise RIVET-- Date: 18 September 1781  Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise RIVET was the child of Alexis-Maurice RIVET and Marie-Charlotte BEIGNET (BESNIER)




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birth1757 Birth
9 April 1757
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1781 Marriage / Partner
Augustin RACETTE and Marie-Louise RIVET 18 September 1781 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 24 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Birth of Child
Claire RACETTE was born 5 March 1798, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Augustin was 40 years old.
1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise RIVET died 16 June 1802, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1822 Marriage of Child
Claire RACETTE married 22 October 1822, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1836 Death
12 October 1836
L'Assomption, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.
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