Etienne Racine

Abt 1605 - 1689  (84 years)

• Name	Etienne Racine  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1605  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Bef 1637	St. Germain, Fumichon, France   [3]
  First mentioned in Canada	1637  [3]
  Court	21 Oct 1639  [4]
  	Governor Montmagny asked Etienne to be guardian for the minor children of the late Guillaume Hebert and Helene Desportes.
  Occupation	23 May 1641	Quebec, Quebec, Canada   [3, 4]
  	domestique
  	A service contract between Etienne and Guillaume Hubou was drawn up by notary Martial Piraube. It can be noted that Etienne received an above average education because of his signature on the contract.
  Residence	1645	Ste. Marie des Hurons, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  	Etienne was asked by the Jesuits to join them at Saint-Marie-des-Hurons (Midland, Ontario). He returned to Quebec in 1645 but returned the following year. Daughter Marie-Madeleine was baptised there 25 July 1646. It was also noted on 29 August 1646 in the Journal of the Jesuits that Etienne had returned along with several others.
  Legal Matter	23 Sep 1647	Cap aux Diamants, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  	Governor Montmagny requested Etienne to visit the land of Jacques Maheust, located not too far from Cap-aux-Diamants. He was to verify the damage caused by the pigs. Etienne drew up the following report: "Today Twenty third Day of September gbi forty seven (1647) made a Visit by Estienne Racine To the cleared land of Jacques Maheusat by Order of Monsieur Le Governor Who Reported that he had The Value of two minots of peas damaged lost by the pigs of the farm of the homestead And Signed to be Used as thought Proper." E. Racine (with initial)
  Travel	21 Oct 1647	La Rochelle, France   [4]
  	Although not formally noted, Etienne traveled to France, probably at the request of Olivier Letardif. On 4 April 1648, Etienne, along with several other Canadian colonists, was witness to the marriage of Zachary Cloutier to Madeleine Esmard at Saint-Barthelemi.
  Land	27 Mar 1650	Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Olivier Letardif ceded 12 arpents of frontage by 126 deep to Etienne. He would pay rents and cens on Saint Martin's Day. Etienne was to build a home during the same year and fence his land as it was cleared. The Riviere aux Chiens divided the land. Etienne also had hunting and fishing rights.
  Additional information	21 Jul 1651  [4]
  	The Racine home burned at about 10:00 in the morning according to a report made in the Journal of the Jesuits.
  Census	1666	Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada   [6]
  	Etienne Racine, habitant, 59 years Marguerite Martin, 41 years Noel Racine, 22 years Louise Racine, 25 years Madeleine Racine, 20 years Francois Racine, 16 years Marguerite Racine, 14 years Pierre Racine, 11 years Jeanne Racine, 6 years Etienne Racine, 3 years Nicolas Delage, domestique, 24 years
  Census	1667	Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada   [4, 7]
  	Etienne Racine, habitant, 61 years Marguerite Marting, 42 years Noel Racine, 24 years Francois Racine, 18 years Marguerite Racine, 15 years Pierre Racine, 12 years Marie Racine, 10 years Jeanne Racine, 7 years They owned 11 head of cattle and had 30 arpents of land under cultivation. Etienne Racine, 5 years
  Census	1681	Comte de Montmorency, Quebec, Canada   [4, 8]
  	Etienne Racine, habitant, 77 years Pierre Racine, 27 years Etienne Racine, 20 years Jeanne Racine, 21 years Etienne Simare, domestique, 16 years They had 2 guns, 8 head of cattle and 15 arpents of land under cultivation.
  Inventory of property	30 Apr 1688	Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada   [9]
  	Notary Etienne Jacob drew up the inventory of property after the death of Marguerite.
  Burial	24 Apr 1689	Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada   [9]
  	"The year gby (one thousand six hundred) eighty-nine the twenty-fourth day of the month of April died in the communion of our Holy mother Church Estienne Racine resident of this parish about eighty-five years of age, after having received the sacraments of Penitence and Viatica and was the following day buried in our church after his funeral conducted in the presence of Noel, Pierre and Francois Racine his children and other of his friends, who have declared not to know how to write nor sign this document according to the ordinance. signed Morin (Guillaume), priest"
  Died	24 Apr 1689	Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada   [10]
  	85 years old at time of death.
  Buried	25 Apr 1689	Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada   [10]
  Distribution of Property	25 Nov 1689  [11]
  	Before notary Jacob the estate of Etienne Racine was divided amongst his heirs Noel, Francois, Pierre, Etienne Racine and brothers-in-law Jean Gagnon and Jean Pare. Six arpents and six perches were divided into eight pieces of unequal size. A young boy named Pierre Constant drew lots for the heirs. The house, two barns and stables were submitted to another drawing. Noel and Francois won the house and the other shared the remaining buildings.
  _UID	C2B21DBF2E224ED399AFFD61537EFD225732
  Person ID	I1172	Gauthier Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Rene Racine,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Marie Loisel,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marguerite Martin,   c. 4 Jan 1623/24, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1679, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Marriage Contract	16 Nov 1637	Quebec, Quebec, Canada   [1, 4]
  	The contract was drawn up by notary Jean Guitet. Etienne promised to give Marguerite 200 livres. She would receive a dowry of 50 livres. Abraham Martin gave Etienne 100 livres in silver, utensils and clothes valued at 64 livres after the wedding. Having no children, her godparents Nicolas Pivert and Marguerite Lesage gave Marguerite 100 livres in silver, clothing, utensils appraised at 260 livres, all totaling 524 livres. Witnesses were Guillaume Hebert, Olivier Letardif, general clerk and Adrien Duchesne, first surgeon of Quebec.
  Marriage Contract	16 Nov 1637  [2]
  	Notary Jean Guitet drew up the contract.
  Married	22 May 1638	Quebec, Quebec, Canada   [2, 12]
  Children	1. Racine,   c. 30 Sep 1640, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   bur. 30 Sep 1640, Quebec, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Louise Racine,   c. 2 Sep 1641, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1674/75, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 33 years)   3. Noel Racine,   c. 26 Dec 1643, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   bur. 4 Mar 1727/28, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)   4. Marie Madeleine Racine,   c. 25 Jul 1646, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   bur. 3 Dec 1726, Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 80 years)   5. Francois Racine,   b. 16 Jul 1649, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1713/14, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada  (Age 64 years)   6. Marguerite Racine,   b. 8 Mar 1651/52, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1695, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada  (Age 43 years)   7. Pierre Racine,   b. 26 Oct 1654, Quebec, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1728/29, Quebec, Quebec, Canada  (Age 74 years)   8. Marie Racine,   b. Abt 1657,   d. 30 Jan 1735/36, Hotel Dieu de Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age 79 years)   9. Jeanne Racine,   b. Abt 1660,   d. 1702  (Age 42 years)   10. Etienne Racine,   b. 3 Aug 1662, Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1721/22, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2009
  Family ID	F458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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