Jean RACINE

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8 April 1679 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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Noel RACINE Marguerite GRAVEL

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Born: 8 April 1679 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Noel RACINE

Mother: Marguerite GRAVEL

Paternal grandparents: Étienne RACINE , Marguerite MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Mace GRAVEL dit BRINDELLIERE GRAVELLE , Marguerite TAVERNIER

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Jean married Marie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART) 8 November 1701 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART) was born 16 February 1685 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Anne died 28 September 1757 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Anne was the child of Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN.

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
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Marie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART)
Marriage date: 8 November 1701
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART) was the child of Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN

Marriage notes:

Name: Jean Racine

Birth Date: 1679

Birthplace:

Age: 22

Spouse's Name: Anne Lessart

Spouse's Birth Date: 1684

Spouse's Birthplace:

Spouse's Age: 17

Event Date: 08 Nov 1701

Event Place: Sainte-Anne-De-Beaupré, Montmorency, Québec

Father's Name: Noel Racine

Mother's Name: Marguerite Gravelle

Spouse's Father's Name: Estienne Lessart

Spouse's Mother's Name: Marie Poullain

Race: White

Marital Status: Single

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Spouse's Race: White

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01249-7

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1018040

Reference ID: p7

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 20 May 2015), Jean Racine and Anne Lessart, 08 Nov 1701; citing Sainte-Anne-De-Beaupré, Montmorency, Québec, reference p7; FHL microfilm 1,018,040.

Children of Jean RACINE and Marie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART)

Jean-Baptiste RACINE

Born: 1 September 1712, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 20 June 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne BOLDUC 14 October 1737

Joseph RACINE

Born: 22 October 1714, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1788, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Genevieve CARON 24 January 1746 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1679
8 April 1679
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1679
name: Jean Racine
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 09 Apr 1679
baptism/ christening place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Montmorency I, Quebec
birth date: 08 Apr 1679
birthplace: St. Anne, de Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Noel Racine
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Marguerite Gravelle
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C01332-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number: P-36

'Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2HB-ZLB : accessed 08 Jan 2013), Jean Racine, 08 Apr 1679; citing reference P-36, FHL microfilm 1018040.
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1701 Marriage / Partner
Jean RACINE and Marie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART) 8 November 1701, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 22 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste RACINE was born 1 September 1712, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean was 33 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Joseph RACINE was born 22 October 1714, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean was 35 years old.

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