Louis ETHIER

(b. 9 August 1762 , Sorel, Canada d. 12 July 1826 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Louis ETHIER was born 9 August 1762 in Sorel, Canada

Louis ETHIER was the child of Louis HETU dit ETHIER and Marie-Josephe BERGERON dite LAJEUNESSE

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

Louis married Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE 17 October 1791 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE was born abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died 6 January 1840 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Etienne GRÉGOIRE and Marie-Madeleine LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ.

Louis ETHIER died 12 July 1826 in Sorel, Lower 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 ETHIER married

Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE-- Date: 17 October 1791 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE was the child of Etienne GRÉGOIRE and Marie-Madeleine LAMPRON dite LACHARITÉ

Children of Louis ETHIER and Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE:

Godefroy ETHIER (b.7 February 1802, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 20 January 1876, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Catherine-Pelagie PAUL HUS 4 September 1827 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Emilie ETHIER (b.6 February 1811, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 5 March 1842, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Pierre BERGERON 13 June 1826 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1762 Birth
9 August 1762
Sorel, Canada

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)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Louis ETHIER and Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE 17 October 1791, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 29 years old.

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

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

1802 Birth of Child
Godefroy ETHIER was born 7 February 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 39 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Emilie ETHIER was born 6 February 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis was 48 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

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

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