Gabriel ÉTHIER

Born

15 April 1738 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

22 June 1814 , Lachenaie, Lower Canada

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Joseph ÉTHIER dit LECUYER Angélique LABELLE

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Born: 15 April 1738 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ÉTHIER dit LECUYER

Mother: Angélique LABELLE

Paternal grandparents: Leonard ÉTHIER , Elisabeth GODILLON

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LABELLE , Anne CHARBONNEAU

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Gabriel married Marguerite GUERIN 27 January 1772 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite GUERIN was born 26 November 1739 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marguerite died 19 November 1812 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marguerite was the child of Bertrand GUERIN and Marguerite GARIEPY.

Gabriel ÉTHIER died 22 June 1814 in Lachenaie, Lower 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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Gabriel ÉTHIER married

Marguerite GUERIN
Marriage date: 27 January 1772
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 GUERIN was the child of Bertrand GUERIN and Marguerite GARIEPY

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Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus, Laval

Children of Gabriel ÉTHIER and Marguerite GUERIN

Elisabeth ÉTHIER

Born: 26 February 1773, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Gabriel ÉTHIER

Born: 27 October 1774, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 June 1775, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Pelagie ETHIER

Born: 19 July 1776, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1857, Terrebonne, Canada East

Married: François VEZINA 27 October 1801 Place: Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Gabriel ÉTHIER

Born: 24 December 1777, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1738
15 April 1738
Laval, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel ÉTHIER and Marguerite GUERIN 27 January 1772 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Elisabeth ÉTHIER was born 26 February 1773, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Gabriel was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Gabriel ÉTHIER was born 27 October 1774, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Gabriel was 36 years old.

1775 Death of Child
Gabriel ÉTHIER died 20 June 1775, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Gabriel was 37 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Pelagie ETHIER was born 19 July 1776, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Gabriel was 38 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Gabriel ÉTHIER was born 24 December 1777, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Gabriel was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Pelagie ETHIER married 27 October 1801, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to François VEZINA

1812 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite GUERIN died 19 November 1812, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Death — 1814
22 June 1814
Lachenaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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