Marie-Josephe ETHIER

(b. 17 October 1745 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1817 , Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe ETHIER was born 17 October 1745 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe ETHIER was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marie-Charlotte COULON dite MABRIAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE (maternal) René COULON dit MABRIAN and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE

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

Marie-Josephe married Charles LAPORTE 23 November 1761 in Lanoraie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Charles LAPORTE was born 16 December 1740 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Charles died 3 October 1825 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Charles was the child of Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Antoinette CUSSON.

Marie-Josephe ETHIER died 22 April 1817 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada .

m. Laporte Charles

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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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Marie-Josephe ETHIER married

Charles LAPORTE-- Date: 23 November 1761 Place: Lanoraie, Canada
Charles LAPORTE was the child of Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Antoinette CUSSON

Children of Charles LAPORTE and Marie-Josephe ETHIER:

Josephte LAPORTE (b.19 February 1767, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES (b.24 January 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 June 1858, Lavaltrie, Canada East )
m. Marie GIGUERE 19 September 1791 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Angelique LAPORTE (b.10 May 1773, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise LAPORTE (b.18 May 1775, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Melitine LAPORTE (b.17 December 1778, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 March 1822, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph HETU 24 July 1796 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Josephte LAPORTE (b.17 April 1781, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 July 1834, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre HETU 17 September 1798 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Victor LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jeremie-Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE (b.20 November 1789, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1861, Saint-Sulpice, Canada East)

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1745 Birth
17 October 1745
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe ETHIER and Charles LAPORTE 23 November 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 16 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Josephte LAPORTE was born 19 February 1767, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Josephe was 21 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES was born 24 January 1771, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Angelique LAPORTE was born 10 May 1773, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LAPORTE was born 18 May 1775, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Josephe was 29 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Melitine LAPORTE was born 17 December 1778, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Josephe was 33 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LAPORTE was born 17 April 1781, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Jeremie-Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE was born 20 November 1789, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marie-Josephe was 44 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Charles LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES married 19 September 1791, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Marie GIGUERE

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Melitine LAPORTE married 24 July 1796, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Joseph HETU

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LAPORTE married 17 September 1798, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Pierre HETU

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