Marie-Françoise GRAVEL

Born

22 April 1736 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

29 October 1820 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

Age: 86

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Guillaume GRAVEL Marie-Françoise BRISSON

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Born: 22 April 1736 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume GRAVEL

Mother: Marie-Françoise BRISSON

Paternal grandparents: Charles GRAVEL , Françoise GUYON

Maternal grandparents: Charles BRISSON , Marie LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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

Marie-Françoise married Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER 7 January 1765 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER was born 2 May 1741 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Joseph-Pascal died 15 March 1816 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Joseph-Pascal was the child of Étienne ÉTHIER and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS.

Marie-Françoise GRAVEL died 29 October 1820 in Repentigny, 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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Marie-Françoise GRAVEL married

Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER
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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Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER was the child of Étienne ÉTHIER and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

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 — 1736
22 April 1736
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise GRAVEL - 1736 Baptism. Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec

1736 Baptism. Chateau Richer, Montmorency, 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
Marie-Françoise GRAVEL and Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER 7 January 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 28 years old.

Marie-Françoise GRAVEL - 1765 Marriage. Repentigny, LAssomption, Quebec

1765 Marriage. Repentigny, L'Assomption, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel ÉTHIER was born 14 November 1765, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.

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

Marie-Françoise was 31 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)

Marie-Françoise was 33 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)

Marie-Françoise was 35 years old.

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

Marie-Françoise was 38 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)

Marie-Françoise was 39 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)

Marie-Françoise was 43 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)

Marie-Françoise was 72 years old.

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

Marie-Françoise was 76 years old.

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER died 15 March 1816, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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.