Ignace RACETTE

Born

14 March 1740 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

7 October 1823 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Ignace married Marie LARCHEVÊQUE 6 February 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
Marie LARCHEVÊQUE was born 17 January 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie died 21 October 1800 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Jean-François LARCHEVÊQUE dit LARCHE and Marie-Madeleine PROVOST .

Ignace married Marguerite NAULT 15 February 1802 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite NAULT was born 25 May 1771 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste-René NAULT and Madeleine MARCOTTE .

Parents & Family of Ignace RACETTE

Parents of Ignace RACETTE

Father

François RACETTE

Mother

Marguerite MATHIEU

Grandparents of Ignace RACETTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste RACETTE Jeanne CHAPEAU

Maternal grandparents

Jean MATHIEU Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

m. Larcheveque Marie
m. Nault Marguerite

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ignace RACETTE

Ignace RACETTE married

Marie LARCHEVÊQUE
Marriage date: 6 February 1767
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie LARCHEVÊQUE was the child of Jean-François LARCHEVÊQUE dit LARCHE and Marie-Madeleine PROVOST

Children of Ignace RACETTE and Marie LARCHEVÊQUE

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Ignace RACETTE married

Marguerite NAULT
Marriage date: 15 February 1802
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Marguerite NAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste-René NAULT and Madeleine MARCOTTE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Ignace RACETTE and Marguerite NAULT

Sophie RACETTE

Born: abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOUGRET dit DUFORT 5 February 1822 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Birth — 1740
14 March 1740
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Ignace RACETTE and Marie LARCHEVÊQUE 6 February 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 26 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie LARCHEVÊQUE died 21 October 1800, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Ignace RACETTE and Marguerite NAULT 15 February 1802, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 61 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Sophie RACETTE married 5 February 1822, L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste BOUGRET dit DUFORT

Death — 1823
7 October 1823
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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