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Birth — 1731 24 September 1731 Repentigny, Canada, New France
1759 Birth of Child Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 23 January 1759, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Jean-Baptiste was 27 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.
1764 Birth of Child Marie-Rose ETHIER was born 30 July 1764, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.
1765 Birth of Child François ETHIER was born 2 December 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)
Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.
1770 Birth of Child Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 16 August 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 38 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.
1782 Marriage of Child Jean-Baptiste ETHIER married 22 October 1782, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada to Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR
Jean-Baptiste
ÉTHIER
Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP
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Birth — 1731
1757 Marriage / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1803
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