Ignace RACINE

Born

26 November 1756 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

22 November 1832 , St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada

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Ignace RACINE Angélique BOYER

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Born: 26 November 1756 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace RACINE

Mother: Angélique BOYER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph RACINE , Marie PLANTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOYER , Madeleine BONNIER dite LAPLANTE

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Ignace married Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 11 January 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 30 March 1763 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 10 July 1836 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST and Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON.

Ignace RACINE died 22 November 1832 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, 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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Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE
Marriage date: 11 January 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was the child of Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST and Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON

Children of Ignace RACINE and Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Marguerite RACINE

Born: 8 December 1785, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 August 1874, Québec, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph L'HEUREUX 16 January 1821

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Birth — 1756
26 November 1756
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Ignace RACINE and Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 11 January 1785, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite RACINE was born 8 December 1785, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Ignace was 29 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)