Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER

Born

30 March 1721 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

26 December 1791 , Laval, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER

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Born: 30 March 1721 in Laval, Canada, New France

Parents of Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER

Father

Joseph ÉTHIER dit LECUYER

Mother

Angélique LABELLE

Grandparents of Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Leonard ÉTHIER Elisabeth GODILLON

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume LABELLE Anne CHARBONNEAU

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

Claude-Joseph married Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP 15 September 1749 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP was born 6 July 1729 in Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Geneveive died 18 September 1772 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneveive was the child of Pierre BEAUCHAMP and Geneviève ROCHON (ROCHERON).

Claude-Joseph married (2) Françoise-Amable LEMAY 9 August 1773 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise-Amable LEMAY was born 20 August 1739 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Françoise-Amable died 10 May 1810 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada. Françoise-Amable was the child of Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie LECOMPTE.

Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER died 26 December 1791 in Laval, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER

Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER married

Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP
Marriage date: 15 September 1749
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP was the child of Pierre BEAUCHAMP and Geneviève ROCHON (ROCHERON)

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

Children of Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP

Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER

Born: 14 July 1750, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1811, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Pierre ÉTHIER

Born: 20 September 1751, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 31 October 1755, Laval, Canada, New France

Claude ÉTHIER

Born: 30 December 1752, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1756, Laval, Canada, New France

Joseph ÉTHIER

Born: 21 June 1755, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 6 March 1821, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite CHARBONNEAU 7 August 1775 Place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite FILION 29 April 1811 Place: Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Charles ÉTHIER

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 July 1786, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 August 1758, Laval, Canada, New France

Joseph-Claude ÉTHIER

Born: 7 March 1759, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 8 September 1759, Laval, Canada, New France

Geneviève ÉTHIER

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 July 1761, Laval, Canada

Louis ÉTHIER

Born: 20 June 1760, Laval, Canada
Died: ,

François ÉTHIER

Born: 4 April 1762, Laval, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste-Claude ÉTHIER

Born: 6 May 1763, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 March 1765, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

François ÉTHIER

Born: 6 June 1765, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise ÉTHIER

Born: 12 June 1767, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louis ÉTHIER

Born: 18 September 1769, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 March 1770, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Felix ÉTHIER

Born: 15 September 1772, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 September 1772, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER married

Françoise-Amable LEMAY
Marriage date: 9 August 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise-Amable LEMAY was the child of Joseph LEMAY dit DELORME and Marie LECOMPTE

Children of Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER and Françoise-Amable LEMAY

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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

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Birth — 1721
30 March 1721
Laval, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP 15 September 1749 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 28 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER was born 14 July 1750, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 29 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Pierre ÉTHIER was born 20 September 1751, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 30 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Claude ÉTHIER was born 30 December 1752, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 31 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph ÉTHIER was born 21 June 1755, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 34 years old.

1755 Death of Child
Pierre ÉTHIER died 31 October 1755, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 34 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Claude ÉTHIER died 11 September 1756, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 35 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph-Claude ÉTHIER was born 7 March 1759, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Claude-Joseph was 37 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Louis ÉTHIER was born 20 June 1760, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 39 years old.

1761 Death of Child
Geneviève ÉTHIER died 13 July 1761, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 40 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François ÉTHIER was born 4 April 1762, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 41 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Claude ÉTHIER was born 6 May 1763, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 42 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Claude ÉTHIER died 6 March 1765, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 43 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
François ÉTHIER was born 6 June 1765, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 44 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ÉTHIER was born 12 June 1767, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 46 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis ÉTHIER was born 18 September 1769, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 48 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Louis ÉTHIER died 6 March 1770, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 48 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Felix ÉTHIER was born 15 September 1772, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 51 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP died 18 September 1772, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

1773 Marriage / Partner
Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER and Françoise-Amable LEMAY 9 August 1773, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 52 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph ÉTHIER married 7 August 1775 , Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite CHARBONNEAU

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Child
Charles ÉTHIER died 22 July 1786, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Claude-Joseph was 65 years old.

Death — 1791
26 December 1791
Laval, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 70.

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