René ÉTHIER

(b. 8 September 1722 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1765 , Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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René ÉTHIER was born 8 September 1722 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

René ÉTHIER was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard ÉTHIER and Elisabeth GODILLON (maternal) Jean REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Marie JAMIN (JASMIN)

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René married Marie-Charlotte COULON dite MABRIAN 17 June 1742 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte COULON dite MABRIAN was born 3 July 1718 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Charlotte died 5 April 1777 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Charlotte was the child of René COULON dit MABRIAN and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE.

René ÉTHIER died 4 November 1765 in Lavaltrie, Province of 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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René ÉTHIER married

Marie-Charlotte COULON dite MABRIAN-- Date: 17 June 1742 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte COULON dite MABRIAN was the child of René COULON dit MABRIAN and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE

Children of René ÉTHIER and Marie-Charlotte COULON dite MABRIAN:

Marie-Anne ETHIER (b.abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 July 1792, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephe ETHIER (b.17 October 1745, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1817, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Charles LAPORTE 23 November 1761 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1722 Birth
8 September 1722
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
René ÉTHIER and Marie-Charlotte COULON dite MABRIAN 17 June 1742, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 19 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER was born 17 October 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

René was 23 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER married 23 November 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Charles LAPORTE

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.