Joseph ÉTHIER

Born

23 May 1821 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

Died

2 August 1892 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER Marie-Monique SÉVIGNY

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Born: 23 May 1821 in Repentigny, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER

Mother: Marie-Monique SÉVIGNY

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Pascal ÉTHIER , Marie-Françoise GRAVEL

Maternal grandparents: Eustache SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR , Marie-Angélique-Monique ARCHAMBAULT

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Joseph married Felonise DESMARAIS 8 April 1850 in Repentigny, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Felonise DESMARAIS was born 9 February 1821 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Felonise died 17 August 1902 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Felonise was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Marie PERRAULT.

Joseph ÉTHIER died 2 August 1892 in Repentigny, Québec, 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
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Joseph ÉTHIER married

Felonise DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 8 April 1850
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada East
Felonise DESMARAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Marie PERRAULT

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Children of Joseph ÉTHIER and Felonise DESMARAIS

Joseph Eugene Pascal "Gaspard" ETHIER

Born: 20 February 1851, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: 8 October 1934, Polk, Minnesota, USA

François Eugene Alfred ETHIER

Born: 13 December 1852, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: 25 May 1900, Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, USA

Felonise-Pricille-Stephanie ETHIER

Born: 15 September 1854, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: 28 March 1921, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Odilon ETHIER

Born: 15 November 1856, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: 13 October 1928, Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Rose-Delima ETHIER

Born: 14 November 1858, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: ,

Marie-Laura-Clotilde ETHIER

Born: 24 February 1861, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: ,

Joseph ETHIER

Born: 18 April 1863, L'Assomption, Canada East
Died: ,

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Birth — 1821
23 May 1821
Repentigny, Lower Canada

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

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)

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)

1850 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ÉTHIER and Felonise DESMARAIS 8 April 1850, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 28 years old.

1850 marriage

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1851 Birth of Child
Joseph Eugene Pascal "Gaspard" ETHIER was born 20 February 1851, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
François Eugene Alfred ETHIER was born 13 December 1852, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Felonise-Pricille-Stephanie ETHIER was born 15 September 1854, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Joseph-Odilon ETHIER was born 15 November 1856, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 35 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.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Rose-Delima ETHIER was born 14 November 1858, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1861 Birth of Child
Marie-Laura-Clotilde ETHIER was born 24 February 1861, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Joseph ETHIER was born 18 April 1863, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.