Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Born

23 January 1759 , Repentigny, Canada, New France

Died

30 August 1833 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Parents

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Grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children

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Born: 23 January 1759 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Father

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

Mother

Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Paternal grandparents

François ÉTHIER (ETIÉ) (ESTIÉ) Marie-Thérèse REGEAS dite LAPRADE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BEAUCHAMP Geneviève ROCHON (ROCHERON)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR 22 October 1782 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR was born 1 December 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . Therese died 7 February 1810 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Therese was the child of André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS.

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER died 30 August 1833 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER married

Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR
Marriage date: 22 October 1782
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste ETHIER and Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR
Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR was the child of André CHRISTIN dit ST-AMOUR and Marie-Thérèse DESMARAIS

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

Children of Jean-Baptiste ETHIER and Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Born: 20 June 1784, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 July 1784, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Therese ETHIER

Born: 21 April 1785, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph THERRIEN 10 October 1803 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Pierre-Alexis ETHIER

Born: 27 May 1786, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte VEZINA 30 January 1815 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Marie-Madeleine ETHIER

Born: 8 September 1787, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph DURAND 27 October 1806 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

François ETHIER

Born: 3 April 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 July 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Felicite ETHIER

Born: 3 April 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 September 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Julie ETHIER

Born: 23 April 1790, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 August 1790, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

François ETHIER

Born: 10 August 1791, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: 1 September 1791, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Joseph ETHIER

Born: 17 September 1792, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Theodore ETHIER

Born: 17 September 1792, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: 6 September 1832, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Marie PAYET dite ST-AMOUR 7 August 1821 Place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER

Born: 2 April 1794, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: 15 October 1794, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Charlotte ETHIER

Born: 10 August 1795, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: 26 August 1795, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Marie-Des-Anges ETHIER

Born: 20 August 1796, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: 1 September 1887, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph DURAND 10 February 1817 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Joseph ETHIER

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine WOLFE 7 August 1820 Place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Julie ETHIER

Born: abt. 1798, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 February 1826, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre COLLIN 31 July 1815 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1759
23 January 1759
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER and Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR 22 October 1782, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 20 June 1784, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese ETHIER was born 21 April 1785, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Pierre-Alexis ETHIER was born 27 May 1786, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ETHIER was born 8 September 1787, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
François ETHIER was born 3 April 1789, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite ETHIER was born 3 April 1789, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie ETHIER was born 23 April 1790, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
François ETHIER was born 10 August 1791, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Joseph ETHIER was born 17 September 1792, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Theodore ETHIER was born 17 September 1792, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 2 April 1794, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Charlotte ETHIER was born 10 August 1795, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Des-Anges ETHIER was born 20 August 1796, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese ETHIER married 10 October 1803, L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Joseph THERRIEN

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine ETHIER married 27 October 1806 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Joseph DURAND

1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR died 7 February 1810, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1815 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Alexis ETHIER married 30 January 1815, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephte VEZINA

1815 Marriage of Child
Julie ETHIER married 31 July 1815, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada to Pierre COLLIN

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marie-Des-Anges ETHIER married 10 February 1817, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada to Joseph DURAND

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Joseph ETHIER married 7 August 1820, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada to Catherine WOLFE

1821 Marriage of Child
Theodore ETHIER married 7 August 1821, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada to Marie PAYET dite ST-AMOUR

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Child
Julie ETHIER died 8 February 1826, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 67 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Child
Theodore ETHIER died 6 September 1832, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Jean-Baptiste was 73 years old.

Death — 1833
30 August 1833
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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