François-Xavier ÉTHIER

Born

7 April 1810 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

Died

26 November 1861 , Repentigny, Canada East

François-Xavier married Eloyse (Eloise) LEBLANC 1 October 1832 in Repentigny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eloyse (Eloise) LEBLANC was born abt. 1806 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Eloyse (Eloise) died 13 November 1849 in Repentigny, Canada East . Eloyse (Eloise) was the child of Jacques LEBLANC and Marguerite-Celeste CHENIER .

François-Xavier married Marguerite BOUSQUET 26 August 1850 in L'Assomption, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BOUSQUET was born 19 September 1824 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

Parents & Family of François-Xavier ÉTHIER

Parents of François-Xavier ÉTHIER

Father

Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER

Mother

Marie-Monique SÉVIGNY

Grandparents of François-Xavier ÉTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER Marie-Françoise GRAVEL

Maternal grandparents

Eustache SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR Marie-Angélique-Monique ARCHAMBAULT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Xavier ÉTHIER

François-Xavier ÉTHIER married

Eloyse (Eloise) LEBLANC
Marriage date: 1 October 1832
Marriage place: Repentigny, Lower Canada
Eloyse (Eloise) LEBLANC was the child of Jacques LEBLANC and Marguerite-Celeste CHENIER

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François-Xavier ÉTHIER and Eloyse (Eloise) LEBLANC

François Xavier Jacques Levi ETHIER

Born: 5 October 1835, Repentigny, Lower Canada
Died: 17 June 1890, Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA

Melina-Domatille ETHIER

Born: 13 May 1839, Repentigny, Lower Canada
Died: 24 March 1876, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier ÉTHIER married

Marguerite BOUSQUET
Marriage date: 26 August 1850
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada East

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François-Xavier ÉTHIER and Marguerite BOUSQUET

Edouard Wilbrod ETHIER

Born: 14 January 1853, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: 6 January 1920, Bessemer, Gogebic, Michigan, USA

François-Regis ETHIER

Born: 24 March 1854, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: ,

Marie-Delima ETHIER

Born: 12 April 1857, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: ,

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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 — 1810
7 April 1810
Repentigny, Lower Canada

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)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier ÉTHIER and Eloyse (Eloise) LEBLANC 1 October 1832, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 22 years old.

1832 marriage

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

1835 Birth of Child
François Xavier Jacques Levi ETHIER was born 5 October 1835, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

François-Xavier was 25 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Melina-Domatille ETHIER was born 13 May 1839, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

François-Xavier was 29 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eloyse (Eloise) LEBLANC died 13 November 1849 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1850 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier ÉTHIER and Marguerite BOUSQUET 26 August 1850, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 40 years old.

1850 marriage

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Birth of Child
Edouard Wilbrod ETHIER was born 14 January 1853, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Xavier was 42 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Birth of Child
François-Regis ETHIER was born 24 March 1854, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Xavier was 43 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Birth of Child
Marie-Delima ETHIER was born 12 April 1857, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Xavier was 47 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1861
26 November 1861
Repentigny, Canada East
He died at the age of 51.

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