Etienne MARTEL

Born

19 June 1773 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 February 1821 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Etienne married Elisabeth GONTHIER 3 February 1795 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth GONTHIER was born 2 February 1774 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth died 27 June 1835 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Pierre GONTHIER and Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD .

Parents & Family of Etienne MARTEL

Parents of Etienne MARTEL

Father

Joseph MARTEL

Mother

Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Etienne MARTEL

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste MARTEL Anne SIMARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY Geneviève GONTHIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne MARTEL

Etienne MARTEL married

Elisabeth GONTHIER
Marriage date: 3 February 1795
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Elisabeth GONTHIER was the child of Pierre GONTHIER and Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD

Children of Etienne MARTEL and Elisabeth GONTHIER

Christine MARTEL

Born: 11 January 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Philippe BERGERON 27 January 1818 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Modeste MARTEL

Born: 28 July 1798, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 20 January 1846, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Alexandre TREMBLAY 17 April 1826 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Pierre MARTEL

Born: 13 June 1811, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 8 September 1895, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Flavie BOUCHARD 6 November 1838 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1773
19 June 1773
Les Éboulements, 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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Etienne MARTEL and Elisabeth GONTHIER 3 February 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 21 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Christine MARTEL was born 11 January 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 22 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Modeste MARTEL was born 28 July 1798, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 25 years old.

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

1811 Birth of Child
Pierre MARTEL was born 13 June 1811, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 38 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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Christine MARTEL married 27 January 1818, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Philippe BERGERON

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England