Romain RACETTE

Born

12 September 1733 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1794 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

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Romain RACETTE Marie-Anne CLOUTIER

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Born: 12 September 1733 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Father: Romain RACETTE

Mother: Marie-Anne CLOUTIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste RACETTE , Jeanne CHAPEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER , Anne MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

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Romain married Marie-Jeanne ROY dite AUDY 27 January 1755 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne ROY dite AUDY was born 27 January 1733 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne died 18 September 1802 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada. Marie-Jeanne was the child of Simon ROY dit AUDY and Marie-Josephe RENAUD.

Romain RACETTE died 19 March 1794 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.
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Marie-Jeanne ROY dite AUDY
Marriage date: 27 January 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne ROY dite AUDY was the child of Simon ROY dit AUDY and Marie-Josephe RENAUD

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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 — 1733
12 September 1733
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Romain RACETTE and Marie-Jeanne ROY dite AUDY 27 January 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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.

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.