Matilda Christine Racette

Brief Life History of Matilda Christine

Matilda Christine Racette was born in 1843. She married Philip Felix Xavier Lavoie about 1862. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 7 December 1876, in Iroquois, Illinois, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in L'Erable, Iroquois, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philip Felix Xavier Lavoie
1841–1929
Matilda Christine Racette
1843–1876
Marriage: about 1862
Philip La Voie, Sr
1863–1952
Delia Matilda Lavoie
1865–1923
Louis Felix Lavoie
1868–1943
John Baptiste Clement Lavoie
1869–1945
Mary Caroline Lavoie
1871–1872
Dolphis Napoleon Lavoie
1873–1951
John Baptiste Alphonse Lavoie
1875–
Gustave Michel Lavoie
1876–

Sources (13)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Matilda Racette - Church record: Burial record or certificate: birth:
  • Mathilda Rassitt, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Matilde Christine Racette Lavoie, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1854

Historical Boundaries: 1854: Iroquois, Illinois, United States

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Aurele, Gaetan, Normand, Odette, Rodolphe.

Altered form (via Racet) of French Rasset , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.

History: Jean Rasset/Racet from Sainte-Geneviève in Seine-Maritime, France, married Jeanne Chapeau in Quebec City, QC, in 1678.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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