Marguerite MATHIEU

(b. 1 April 1705 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1794 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite MATHIEU was born 1 April 1705 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marguerite MATHIEU was the child of Jean MATHIEU and Marie-Madeleine LECLERC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean MATHIEU and Louise-Anne LETARTRE (LETARTE) (maternal) Guillaume LECLERC and Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT

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

Marguerite married François RACETTE 12 August 1737 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François RACETTE was born 1 January 1690 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). François died 18 January 1758 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. François was the child of Jean-Baptiste RACETTE and Jeanne CHAPEAU.

Marguerite MATHIEU died 17 April 1794 in Saint-Jacques, 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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Family and Children of Marguerite MATHIEU

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Marguerite MATHIEU married

François RACETTE-- Date: 12 August 1737 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
François RACETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste RACETTE and Jeanne CHAPEAU

Children of François RACETTE and Marguerite MATHIEU:

Joseph RACETTE (b.18 July 1738, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1812, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Scholastique BEAUDOIN 21 October 1765 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Ignace RACETTE (b.14 March 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1823, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie LARCHEVÊQUE 6 February 1767 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Marguerite NAULT 15 February 1802 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis RACETTE (b.30 December 1741, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie BLANCHARD 5 February 1776 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Angelique RACETTE (b.4 November 1743, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1819, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Jean JUILLET 6 May 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Charlotte RACETTE (b.22 May 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean CORSIN 5 July 1773 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1705 Birth
1 April 1705
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite MATHIEU and François RACETTE 12 August 1737, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 32 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Joseph RACETTE was born 18 July 1738, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Ignace RACETTE was born 14 March 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louis RACETTE was born 30 December 1741, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Angelique RACETTE was born 4 November 1743, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Charlotte RACETTE was born 22 May 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 44 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
François RACETTE died 18 January 1758, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph RACETTE married 21 October 1765, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Scholastique BEAUDOIN

1767 Marriage of Child
Ignace RACETTE married 6 February 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie LARCHEVÊQUE

1771 Marriage of Child
Angelique RACETTE married 6 May 1771 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean JUILLET

1773 Marriage of Child
Charlotte RACETTE married 5 July 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean CORSIN

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.