François
RATIER
Born
9 February 1705
,
Québec, Canada, New France
Died
8 November 1789
,
Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Parents & Family of François RATIER
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Born: 9 February 1705 in Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Pierre RATIER DUBUISSON
Paternal grandparents:
Jean RATIER DUBUISSON
, Marie RIVIERE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Marguerite CHARPENTIER 7 January 1752 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite CHARPENTIER was born 10 March 1726 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Marguerite died 26 February 1784 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Marguerite was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT.
François RATIER died 8 November 1789 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of François RATIER
François RATIER married 
Marie-Marguerite CHARPENTIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1752
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite CHARPENTIER was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT
Marie-Marguerite CHARPENTIERMarriage date: 7 January 1752
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite CHARPENTIER was the child of François CHARPENTIER and Marie-Anne THIBAULT
Children of François RATIER and Marie-Marguerite CHARPENTIER
Josephte RATIERMarried: Louis LESAGE 19 November 1781 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
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Birth — 17059 February 1705
Québec, Canada, New France
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1752 Marriage / PartnerFrançois RATIER and Marie-Marguerite CHARPENTIER 7 January 1752, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
He was 46 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.1781 Marriage of ChildJosephte RATIER married 19 November 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Louis LESAGE
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Marguerite CHARPENTIER died 26 February 1784, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
Death — 17898 November 1789
Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
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