Louis ÉTHIER

(b. 9 November 1720 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1778 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis ÉTHIER was born 9 November 1720 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Louis ÉTHIER was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard ÉTHIER and Elisabeth GODILLON (maternal) Jean REGEAS dit LAPRADE and 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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Louis ÉTHIER married

Geneviève ST-MARTIN-- Date: 18 April 1746 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 (b.2 June 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Brigitte OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE 16 September 1771 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis ÉTHIER (b.25 September 1750, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse VANDAL 10 February 1777 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite ÉTHIER (b.3 December 1757, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 13 September 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX 27 September 1773 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1720 Birth
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.