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Étienne  married  Marguerite MARTIN 22 MAY 1638 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite MARTIN  was born 4 January 1624 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Marguerite died 25 November 1679 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  Marguerite was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite LANGLOIS .

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Étienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1638.


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Étienne  married  Marguerite MARTIN 22 MAY 1638 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marguerite MARTIN  was born 4 January 1624 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Marguerite died 25 November 1679 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  Marguerite was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite LANGLOIS.




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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Charpentier

In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Étienne RACINE

Étienne RACINE married flag female ancestor Marguerite MARTIN
Marriage date: 22 MAY 1638
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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Marguerite MARTIN was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite LANGLOIS

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Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Children of Étienne RACINE and Marguerite MARTIN


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
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1791–1867
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Québec, Canada

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from Rootsweb.com -- 'Etienne arrived in New France in about 1635. His marriage contract is dated Nov 16 1637 by Notaire: Hean Guitet but the actual marriage ceremony was 22 May 1638 in Québec City. Marguerite Martin is the grand-daughter of Abraham Martin for whom the famous Plaines of Abraham were named. Etienne Jr & Marguerite Martin had at least 10 children 1. Child Racine died shortly after birth. 2. Louise, 3. Noel, 4. Francois, 5 . Marguerite, 6. Pierre, 7. Marie, 8. Jeanne, 9. Etienne III, & 10 Marie-Madeleine.'

Death recorded at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, Beaupre, Quebec

From sites.rapidus.net/ mirobert/ DUBEAU%20anc.pdf (loosely translated into English)

Étienne Racine


Several 'Racine' chose the seventeenth century America as a welcoming place. We have over two dozen who have decided to come and live on this new continent. They came mainly from France, Switzerland but also from several other European countries. ...the most illustrious and best known family of
BirthBirth — 1607
11 May 1607
Fumichon St-Germain, Calvados, France
marriage1638 Marriage / Partner
Étienne RACINE and Marguerite MARTIN 22 MAY 1638, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 31 years old.
1641 Birth of Child
Louise RACINE was born 2 September 1641, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 34 years old.
1643 Birth of Child
Noel RACINE was born 26 December 1643, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 36 years old.
1646 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine RACINE was born 7 July 1646, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 39 years old.
1649 Birth of Child
François RACINE was born 16 July 1649, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Étienne was 42 years old.
1652 Birth of Child
Marguerite RACINE was born 8 March 1652, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 44 years old.
marriage1653 Marriage of Child
Louise RACINE married 10 November 1653, Québec, Canada, New France to Simon GUYON (GUION)
1654 Birth of Child
Pierre RACINE was born 26 October 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 47 years old.
1657 Birth of Child
Marie RACINE was born 6 June 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 50 years old.
1660 Birth of Child
Jeanne RACINE was born 12 September 1660, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Étienne was 53 years old.
marriage1661 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine RACINE married 22 November 1661, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE
1662 Birth of Child
Étienne RACINE was born 3 August 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Étienne was 55 years old.
1666 Habittans de Beaupré
Estienne Racine - 59 habittant

Margueritte Martin - 41 Sa femme

Noel Racine - 22 fils

Louise Racine - 25 fille

Magdelaine Racine - 20 fille

francois Racine - 16 fils

Margueritte Racine - 14 fille

pierre Racine - 11 fils

Jeanne Racine - 6 fille

Estienne Racine - 3 fils

Et Nicolas delage - 24 domestique Engaigé
marriage1667 Marriage of Child
Noel RACINE married 12 September 1667, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Marguerite GRAVEL
marriage1667 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RACINE married 6 November 1667, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Jean GAGNON
1675 Death of Child
Louise RACINE died 5 January 1675, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Étienne was 67 years old.
marriage1676 Marriage of Child
François RACINE married 29 October 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET)
1679 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MARTIN died 25 November 1679, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Beaupre
Etienne Racine, 77
enfants:
Pierre, 27
Etienne, 20
Jeanne, 21
Etienne Simare, domestique, 16

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
marriage1682 Marriage of Child
Pierre RACINE married 6 July 1682, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Louise GUYON
marriage1682 Marriage of Child
Jeanne RACINE married 03 November 1682 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Jean PARÉ
marriage1683 Marriage of Child
Étienne RACINE married 25 October 1683, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Catherine GUYON
Death
Name: Ettiene Racine
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 24 Apr 1689
Burial
Place: St Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
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Place: St. Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1604
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Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02505-8
System Origin: Canada-EASy
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Film Number: 1018040
Reference ID: P 90

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F2PR-1ZZ : accessed 24 May 2015), Ettiene Racine, within 2 days; citing St Anne Beaupre Cemetery, St. Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec, reference P 90; FHL microfilm 1,018,040.
Étienne RACINE - 1689 Death - Saint-Anne-de-Beaupre
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Château-Richer Church Cemetery Chateau-Richer, Capitale-Nationale Region, Quebec, Canada
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