Louis ÉTHIER

Born

9 November 1720 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Died

25 March 1778 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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René ÉTHIER Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE

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Born: 9 November 1720 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Father: René ÉTHIER

Mother: Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE

Paternal grandparents: Leonard ÉTHIER , Elisabeth GODILLON

Maternal grandparents: Jean REGEAS dit LAPRADE , Marie JAMIN (JASMIN)

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Louis married Geneviève ST-MARTIN 18 April 1746 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève ST-MARTIN was born 5 August 1721 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève was the child of Jean MARTIN (ST-MARTIN) and Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE.

Louis ÉTHIER died 25 March 1778 in Sorel, Province of Québec, 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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Geneviève ST-MARTIN
Marriage date: 18 April 1746
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Geneviève ST-MARTIN was the child of Jean MARTIN (ST-MARTIN) and Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE

Children of Louis ÉTHIER and Geneviève ST-MARTIN

Augustin ÉTHIER

Born: 2 June 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Brigitte OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE 16 September 1771 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis ÉTHIER

Born: 25 September 1750, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 January 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse VANDAL 10 February 1777 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite ÉTHIER

Born: 3 December 1757, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 13 September 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX 27 September 1773 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1720
9 November 1720
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Louis ÉTHIER and Geneviève ST-MARTIN 18 April 1746, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 25 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Augustin ÉTHIER was born 2 June 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Louis ÉTHIER was born 25 September 1750, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Louis was 29 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marguerite ÉTHIER was born 3 December 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 37 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Augustin ÉTHIER married 16 September 1771 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Brigitte OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ÉTHIER married 27 September 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

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.