Charles RACINE

(b. 10 October 1732 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1784 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles RACINE was born 10 October 1732 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Charles RACINE was the child of Jean RACINE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne RACINE and Catherine GUYON (maternal) Paul-Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER

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

Charles married Pelagie GAGNON 19 January 1761 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pelagie GAGNON was born 16 March 1743 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Pelagie died 11 June 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Pelagie was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine CARON.

Charles RACINE died 7 August 1784 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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Charles RACINE married

Pelagie GAGNON-- Date: 19 January 1761 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada
Pelagie GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine CARON

Children of Charles RACINE and Pelagie GAGNON:

Marie-Pelagie RACINE (b.10 February 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 May 1806, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Laurent GOSSELIN 18 November 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1732 Birth
10 October 1732
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Charles RACINE and Pelagie GAGNON 19 January 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Pelagie RACINE was born 10 February 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Charles was 32 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.