flag male ancestor  François  RATIER

  (b. 9 February 1705 Québec, Canada, New France   d. 8 November 1789 Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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François RATIER was born 9 February 1705 in Québec, Canada, New France

François RATIER was the child of Pierre RATIER DUBUISSON   and   Marie-Catherine ROUSSEAU dite LALIBERTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean RATIER DUBUISSON and 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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Occupation

François RATIER was a 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

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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