Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER

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2 May 1741 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

15 March 1816 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

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Étienne ÉTHIER Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Born: 2 May 1741 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne ÉTHIER

Mother: Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

Paternal grandparents: François ÉTHIER (ETIÉ) (ESTIÉ) , Marguerite MILLOT (MILLAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER , Marie-Angélique AUTIN

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Joseph-Pascal married Marie-Françoise GRAVEL 7 January 1765 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Françoise GRAVEL was born 22 April 1736 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Françoise died 29 October 1820 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Françoise was the child of Guillaume GRAVEL and Marie-Françoise BRISSON.

Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER died 15 March 1816 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Marie-Françoise GRAVEL
Marriage date: 7 January 1765
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Françoise GRAVEL was the child of Guillaume GRAVEL and Marie-Françoise BRISSON

Children of Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER and Marie-Françoise GRAVEL

Joseph-Michel ÉTHIER

Born: 14 November 1765, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 June 1844, Repentigny, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne DUBORD dite LATOURELLE 20 January 1794 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER

Born: 27 August 1767, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 January 1813, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GARIEPY 20 January 1800 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Françoise ÉTHIER

Born: 5 August 1769, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 20 December 1808, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Charles MILLET 17 May 1802 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Catherine ÉTHIER

Born: 3 June 1771, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 6 January 1834, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Germain MIVILLE 30 June 1795 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Therese ÉTHIER

Born: 14 November 1774, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Geneviève ÉTHIER

Born: 19 May 1775, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 23 August 1834, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PELLETIER 23 September 1793 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER

Born: 5 September 1779, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 15 August 1861, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Marie-Monique SÉVIGNY 16 January 1804 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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Birth — 1741
2 May 1741
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER - 1741 Baptism. Lachenaie, St-Charles, LAssomption, Quebec

1741 Baptism. Lachenaie, St-Charles, L'Assomption, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER and Marie-Françoise GRAVEL 7 January 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 23 years old.

Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER - 1765 Marriage. Repentigny, LAssomption, Quebec

1765 Marriage. Repentigny, L'Assomption, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1765 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel ÉTHIER was born 14 November 1765, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Joseph-Pascal was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER was born 27 August 1767, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Joseph-Pascal was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise ÉTHIER was born 5 August 1769, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph-Pascal was 28 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Catherine ÉTHIER was born 3 June 1771, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph-Pascal was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Therese ÉTHIER was born 14 November 1774, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Joseph-Pascal was 33 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève ÉTHIER was born 19 May 1775, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph-Pascal was 34 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER was born 5 September 1779, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph-Pascal was 38 years old.

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)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève ÉTHIER married 23 September 1793, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Joseph PELLETIER

1794 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Michel ÉTHIER married 20 January 1794, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Anne DUBORD dite LATOURELLE

1795 Marriage of Child
Catherine ÉTHIER married 30 June 1795, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Germain MIVILLE

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER married 20 January 1800, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Joseph GARIEPY

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise ÉTHIER married 17 May 1802, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Charles MILLET

1804 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER married 16 January 1804, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Monique SÉVIGNY

1808 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise ÉTHIER died 20 December 1808, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph-Pascal was 67 years old.

1813 Death of Child
Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER died 3 January 1813, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph-Pascal was 71 years old.