Étienne RACINE

(b. 11 May 1607 , Fumichon St-Germain, Calvados, France d. 24 April 1689 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )

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Étienne RACINE was born 11 May 1607 in Fumichon St-Germain, Calvados, France

Étienne RACINE was the child of Rene RACINE and Marie LOISELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean RACINE and Louise REGNIER

Étienne was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1638.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

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, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 25 November 1679 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marguerite was the child of Abraham MARTIN dit L'ESCOSSAIS and Marguerite-Geneviève LANGLOIS.

Étienne RACINE died 24 April 1689 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .

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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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Family and Children of Étienne RACINE

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Étienne RACINE married

Marguerite MARTIN-- Date: 22 MAY 1638 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-Geneviève LANGLOIS

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Children of Étienne RACINE and Marguerite MARTIN:

Louise RACINE (b.2 September 1641, Québec, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1675, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Simon GUYON (GUION) 10 November 1653 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Noel RACINE (b.26 December 1643, Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1728, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite GRAVEL 12 September 1667 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Madeleine RACINE (b.7 July 1646, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )
m. Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE 22 November 1661 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

François RACINE (b.16 July 1649, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 February 1714, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET) 29 October 1676 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite RACINE (b.8 March 1652, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1695, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Jean GAGNON 6 November 1667 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre RACINE (b.26 October 1654, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1728, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Louise GUYON 6 July 1682 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie RACINE (b.abt. 1657, Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1736, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Jeanne RACINE (b.12 September 1660, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 18 May 1703, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Jean PARÉ 03 November 1682 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Étienne RACINE (b.3 August 1662, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1721, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Catherine GUYON 25 October 1683 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1607 Birth
11 May 1607
Fumichon St-Germain, Calvados, France

Biography
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

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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...Read MORE...

1609 - Galileo's telescope is invented (Galileo, Italy)

1638 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.

1653 Marriage of Child
Louise RACINE married 10 November 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Simon GUYON (GUION)

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1654 Birth of Child
Pierre RACINE was born 26 October 1654, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Étienne was 47 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

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.

1661 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine RACINE married 22 November 1661, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) 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 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

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
The first census of New France (1666)
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1667 Marriage of Child
Noel RACINE married 12 September 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marguerite GRAVEL

1667 Marriage of Child
Marguerite RACINE married 6 November 1667, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) 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.

1676 Marriage of Child
François RACINE married 29 October 1676, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada 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

1682 Marriage of Child
Pierre RACINE married 6 July 1682, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louise GUYON

1682 Marriage of Child
Jeanne RACINE married 03 November 1682 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jean PARÉ

1683 Marriage of Child
Étienne RACINE married 25 October 1683, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada 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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Death 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
GS 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.
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