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Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT)

(b. 5 March 1723 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 07 January 1777 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) was born 5 March 1723 in Québec, Canada, New France

Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) was the child of François RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and Geneviève GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles RAGEOT and Marie-Madeleine MORIN (maternal) Jean GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Angélique LEFEBVRE

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Jacques married Geneviève HUS PAUL 9 October 1752 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Geneviève HUS PAUL was born 2 January 1733 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 19 September 1807 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève was the child of Paul HUS PAUL and Marie-Rose DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS.

Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) died 07 January 1777 in Sorel, Province of Québec, 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT)

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Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) married

Geneviève HUS PAUL-- Date: 9 October 1752 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Geneviève HUS PAUL was the child of Paul HUS PAUL and Marie-Rose DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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Children of Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and Geneviève HUS PAUL:

Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) (b.7 November 1753, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1805, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève PELLETIER 15 September 1777 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie RAJOTTE (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Michel GUILLOT 2 February 1778 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE (b.7 February 1758, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 16 July 1793, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS 20 January 1777 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) (b.7 October 1765, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 October 1846, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Emmanuel PELOQUIN FÉLIX 16 January 1786 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Louis RAJOTTE (b.29 August 1769, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine ALLARD 27 October 1794 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) (b.21 November 1770, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 July 1831, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise PIZANNE 27 July 1795 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles RAJOTTE (b.22 February 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 March 1850, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise HUS COURNOYER 5 October 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1723 Birth
5 March 1723
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and Geneviève HUS PAUL 9 October 1752, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 29 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) was born 7 November 1753, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques was 30 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE was born 7 February 1758, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques was 34 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) was born 7 October 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques was 42 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis RAJOTTE was born 29 August 1769, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques was 46 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) was born 21 November 1770, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques was 47 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Charles RAJOTTE was born 22 February 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jacques was 52 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.