Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

(b. 9 March 1740 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1804 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER was born 9 March 1740 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER was the child of Étienne ÉTHIER and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François ÉTHIER (ETIÉ) (ESTIÉ) and Marguerite MILLOT (MILLAULT) (maternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Angélique AUTIN

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne VAUDRY 7 October 1761 in Repentigny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne VAUDRY was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 19 January 1793 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Anne was the child of Michel VAUDRY and Françoise LEBOEUF.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Elisabeth METHOT 7 August 1797 in Repentigny, Lower Canada . Elisabeth METHOT was born 2 August 1760 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Elisabeth died 14 May 1826 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Charles METHOT and Geneviève BOSSE.

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER died 28 January 1804 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER married

Marie-Anne VAUDRY-- Date: 7 October 1761 Place: Repentigny, Canada
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Marie-Anne VAUDRY was the child of Michel VAUDRY and Françoise LEBOEUF

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Children of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Marie-Anne VAUDRY:

Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER (b.29 June 1762, L'Assomption, Canada d. 12 August 1815, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis OUELLET 26 February 1781 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Madeleine ÉTHIER (b.9 March 1764, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 July 1764, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Marie ÉTHIER (b.30 May 1765, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1820, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Agathe BROUILLET 7 February 1792 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)
m. Catherine BEAUPIED 13 January 1818 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Françoise ÉTHIER (b.15 April 1767, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1845, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East)
m. Jean-Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 19 January 1795 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Amable ÉTHIER (b.24 December 1768, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. 16 January 1806, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Augustin LAURIAULT 15 June 1795 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre ÉTHIER (b.7 January 1771, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Anonyme ETHIER (b.3 May 1773, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 May 1773, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Charles ÉTHIER (b.25 March 1774, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 May 1774, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Anne ETHIER (b.14 May 1775, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 January 1810, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques PAQUET 29 May 1797 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Michel ETHIER (b.8 May 1777, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 July 1863, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephe PAQUET 26 July 1802 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

Basile ETHIER (b.31 July 1780, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1832, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe POTHIER 26 January 1801 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER married

Elisabeth METHOT-- Date: 7 August 1797 Place: Repentigny, Lower Canada
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Elisabeth METHOT was the child of Charles METHOT and Geneviève BOSSE

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1740 Birth
9 March 1740
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Baptism

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Marie-Anne VAUDRY 7 October 1761, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 21 years old.

1761 marriage

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1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER was born 29 June 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine ÉTHIER was born 9 March 1764, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie ÉTHIER was born 30 May 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Françoise ÉTHIER was born 15 April 1767, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable ÉTHIER was born 24 December 1768, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre ÉTHIER was born 7 January 1771, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Anonyme ETHIER was born 3 May 1773, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charles ÉTHIER was born 25 March 1774, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ETHIER was born 14 May 1775, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Michel ETHIER was born 8 May 1777, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Basile ETHIER was born 31 July 1780, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER married 26 February 1781, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Alexis OUELLET

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie ÉTHIER married 7 February 1792, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Agathe BROUILLET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne VAUDRY died 19 January 1793, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1795 Marriage of Child
Françoise ÉTHIER married 19 January 1795, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean-Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable ÉTHIER married 15 June 1795, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Augustin LAURIAULT

1797 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Elisabeth METHOT 7 August 1797, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 57 years old.

1797 marriage

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1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ETHIER married 29 May 1797, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jacques PAQUET

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Basile ETHIER married 26 January 1801, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Josephe POTHIER

1802 Marriage of Child
Michel ETHIER married 26 July 1802, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville) to Marie-Josephe PAQUET