Marguerite
FILION
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Born: 17 August 1760 in Terrebonne, Canada
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Marguerite married Joseph ÉTHIER 29 April 1811 in Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada . Joseph ÉTHIER was born 21 June 1755 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Joseph died 6 March 1821 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Joseph was the child of Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP.
Marguerite FILION died 17 April 1838 in Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marguerite FILION
Joseph ÉTHIERMarriage date: 29 April 1811
Marriage place: Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
Joseph ÉTHIER was the child of Claude-Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Geneveive BEAUCHAMP
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Birth — 176017 August 1760
Terrebonne, Canada
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.
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.
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
1811 Marriage / PartnerMarguerite FILION and Joseph ÉTHIER 29 April 1811 , Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)
She was 50 years old.
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
1821 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph ÉTHIER died 6 March 1821, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of EnglandDeath — 183817 April 1838
Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.
Record added: 3/8/2016 9:09:24 AM
Last updated: 3/19/2020 10:02:45 AM
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