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flag male ancestor  Pierre  ÉTHIER

Died
11 August 1838 Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Born: 31 July 1757 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France



Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre  married  Marguerite GIRARD 15 July 1782 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marguerite GIRARD  was born May 1764 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada.  Marguerite was the child of Philippe GIRARD and Veronique DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR.

Pierre ÉTHIER died 11 August 1838 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Pierre ÉTHIER

Pierre ÉTHIER married flag female ancestor Marguerite GIRARD
Marriage date: 15 July 1782
Marriage place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marguerite GIRARD was the child of Philippe GIRARD and Veronique DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR

Marriage notes:
Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) 1621-1967. Laval (St-François-de-Sales) 1761-1806. Page 106.
Pierre Etier and Marguerite Girard
Pierre Ethier married Marguerite Girard, daughter of Philippe Girard and Veronique Dussault, 15 July 1782 at St-Francois-De-Sales, Quebec Canada


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Pierre ÉTHIER and Marguerite GIRARD


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.


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BirthBirth — 1757
31 July 1757
Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1782 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ÉTHIER and Marguerite GIRARD 15 July 1782, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 24 years old.
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite ETHIER was born 1 July 1783, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Pierre was 25 years old.
1785 Birth of Child
Angelique ETHIER was born 31 May 1785, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Pierre was 27 years old.
1787 Birth of Child
Marguerite ETHIER was born 10 May 1787, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Pierre was 29 years old.
1789 Birth of Child
Francoise ETHIER was born 29 January 1789, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Pierre was 31 years old.
1790 Birth of Child
Therese ETHIER was born 10 November 1790, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Pierre was 33 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER was born 4 August 1793, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 36 years old.
1796 Birth of Child
Pierre ETHIER was born 15 May 1796, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 38 years old.
1797 Birth of Child
Pierre ETHIER was born 20 April 1797, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 39 years old.
1799 Birth of Child
Brigette-Esther ETHIER was born 9 May 1799, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 41 years old.
1800 Death of Child
Brigette-Esther ETHIER died 17 January 1800, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 42 years old.
1801 Birth of Child
Louis ETHIER was born 7 May 1801, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 43 years old.
marriage1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite ETHIER married 1 June 1801, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada to Charles AUBE
1803 Birth of Child
Isabelle-Angelique ETHIER was born 7 May 1803, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 45 years old.
1804 Birth of Child
Eustache ETHIER was born 14 November 1804, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 47 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Christin ETHIER was born 25 October 1806, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre was 49 years old.
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER married 8 October 1810, Repentigny, Lower Canada to Basile LONGPRE
marriage1811 Marriage of Child
Francoise ETHIER married 7 October 1811, Repentigny, Lower Canada to Joseph THIBAULT
marriage1815 Marriage of Child
Therese ETHIER married 17 October 1815, L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Thomas-Benony PERRAULT
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1825 Marriage of Child
Angelique ETHIER married 2 August 1825, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada to Antoine PROULX
marriage1828 Marriage of Child
Pierre ETHIER married 4 February 1828, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada to Victoire VINET dite SOULIGNY
marriage1828 Marriage of Child
Louis ETHIER married 10 November 1828, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephe POITRAS
marriage1829 Marriage of Child
Christin ETHIER married 25 May 1829, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada to Charlotte ARCHAMBAULT
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1833 Marriage of Child
Eustache ETHIER married 11 June 1833, Mascouche, Lower Canada to Theotiste PELLETIER
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
DeathDeath — 1838
11 August 1838
Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.
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Saint-Eustache Ancien Cimetiere Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada
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