François RACINE

Born

19 April 1743 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1821 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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François RACINE Marie GAGNON

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Born: 19 April 1743 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: François RACINE

Mother: Marie GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph RACINE , Madeleine PARÉ

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON , Isabelle LACROIX

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François married Charlotte LESSARD 3 February 1772 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte LESSARD was born 4 November 1748 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Charlotte died 22 September 1778 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Charlotte was the child of Bonaventure LESSARD and Elisabeth PARE.

François RACINE died 20 August 1821 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower 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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François RACINE married

Charlotte LESSARD
Marriage date: 3 February 1772
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte LESSARD was the child of Bonaventure LESSARD and Elisabeth PARE

Children of François RACINE and Charlotte LESSARD

René RACINE

Born: 7 October 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 June 1852, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY 21 February 1814

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Birth — 1743
19 April 1743
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
François RACINE and Charlotte LESSARD 3 February 1772, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
René RACINE was born 7 October 1775, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François 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.