Marie-Josephe POTHIER

(b. 3 June 1774 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1843 , Montréal, Canada East )

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Marie-Josephe POTHIER was born 3 June 1774 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe POTHIER was the child of Louis-Toussaint POTHIER and Marie-Anne-Louise COURAULT dite LACOSTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Toussaint POTHIER and Genevieve HERVIEUX (maternal) Pierre COURAULT dit DELACOSTE and Marie-Louise LECOMPTE dite DUPRE

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

Marie-Josephe married Basile ETHIER 26 January 1801 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Basile ETHIER was born 31 July 1780 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Basile died 30 July 1832 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Basile was the child of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Marie-Anne VAUDRY.

Marie-Josephe POTHIER died 19 August 1843 in Montréal, Canada East .
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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 POTHIER married

Basile ETHIER-- Date: 26 January 1801 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Basile ETHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Marie-Anne VAUDRY

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Children of Basile ETHIER and Marie-Josephe POTHIER:

Marie-Josephe ETHIER (b.12 June 1801, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. 30 June 1801, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Toussaint ETHIER (b.23 July 1808, Repentigny, Lower Canada d. 2 August 1808, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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1774 Birth
3 June 1774
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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 / Partner
Marie-Josephe POTHIER and Basile ETHIER 26 January 1801, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 26 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER was born 12 June 1801, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Toussaint ETHIER was born 23 July 1808, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Josephe was 34 years old.

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

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