Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

Born

9 March 1740 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

28 January 1804 , Repentigny, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

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Grandparents

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Born: 9 March 1740 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

Father

Étienne ÉTHIER

Mother

Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

Paternal grandparents

François ÉTHIER (ETIÉ) (ESTIÉ) Marguerite MILLOT (MILLAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER 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. Marie-Anne died 19 January 1793 in Repentigny, Lower Canada . 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, Canada . Elisabeth died 14 May 1826 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER married

Marie-Anne VAUDRY
Marriage date: 7 October 1761
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne VAUDRY was the child of Michel VAUDRY and Françoise LEBOEUF

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Marie-Anne VAUDRY

Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER

Born: 29 June 1762, L'Assomption, Canada
Died: 12 August 1815, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis OUELLET 26 February 1781 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine ÉTHIER

Born: 9 March 1764, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 July 1764, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie ÉTHIER

Born: 30 May 1765, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1820, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe BROUILLET 7 February 1792 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine BEAUPIED 13 January 1818 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Françoise ÉTHIER

Born: 15 April 1767, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 June 1845, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East

Married: Jean-Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 19 January 1795 Place: Repentigny, Lower Canada

Marie-Amable ÉTHIER

Born: 24 December 1768, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: 16 January 1806, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin LAURIAULT 15 June 1795 Place: Repentigny, Lower Canada

Pierre ÉTHIER

Born: 7 January 1771, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Anonyme ETHIER

Born: 3 May 1773, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 May 1773, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles ÉTHIER

Born: 25 March 1774, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 May 1774, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne ETHIER

Born: 14 May 1775, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1810, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques PAQUET 29 May 1797 Place: Repentigny, Lower Canada

Michel ETHIER

Born: 8 May 1777, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 July 1863, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe PAQUET 26 July 1802 Place: Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Basile ETHIER

Born: 31 July 1780, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 July 1832, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe POTHIER 26 January 1801 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER married

Elisabeth METHOT
Marriage date: 7 August 1797
Marriage place: Repentigny, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Elisabeth METHOT was the child of Charles METHOT and Geneviève BOSSE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Elisabeth METHOT

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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 — 1740
9 March 1740
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Baptism

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

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

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

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, Province of Québec, Canada 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, Lower Canada 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, Lower Canada to Jean-Louis BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable ÉTHIER married 15 June 1795, Repentigny, Lower Canada 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.