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Claire RACETTE was born 5 March 1798 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Claire RACETTE was the child of Augustin RACETTE   and   Marie-Louise RIVET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François RACETTE and Madeleine AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE (maternal)  Alexis-Maurice RIVET and Marie-Charlotte BEIGNET (BESNIER)

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Claire  married  Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE 22 October 1822 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE  was born 11 May 1788 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Jean-Baptiste died 25 September 1827 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie Helene AMIRAULT (MIREAULT).

Claire RACETTE died 12 August 1865 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.

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Claire RACETTE married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE-- Date: 22 October 1822 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE and Marie Helene AMIRAULT (MIREAULT)




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birth1798 Birth
5 March 1798
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 / Partner
Claire RACETTE and Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE 22 October 1822, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 24 years old.
1824 Birth of Child
Joseph TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE was born 7 April 1824, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Claire was 26 years old.
1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE died 25 September 1827, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1846 Marriage of Child
Joseph TELLIER dit LAFORTUNE married 5 May 1846, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Rose-Celima BLEAU
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1865 Death
12 August 1865
L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She died at the age of 67.
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