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Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER

(b. 24 September 1731 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1803 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER was born 24 September 1731 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER was the child of François ÉTHIER and Marie-Thérèse 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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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP 6 November 1757 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP was born 12 May 1739 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre BEAUCHAMP and Geneviève ROCHON (ROCHERON).

Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER died 10 April 1803 in Repentigny, Lower Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER married

Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP-- Date: 6 November 1757 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP was the child of Pierre BEAUCHAMP and Geneviève ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Children of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP:

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER (b.23 January 1759, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1833, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR 22 October 1782 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Rose ETHIER (b.30 July 1764, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 April 1819, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. François LARCHEVÊQUE 9 February 1790 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François ETHIER (b.2 December 1765, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 May 1843, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Angélique THOUIN 4 February 1794 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER (b.16 August 1770, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1866, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Pauline (Apolline) GUYON 10 September 1804 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

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1731 Birth
24 September 1731
Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP 6 November 1757 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 26 years old.

1757 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 23 January 1759, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 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-Rose ETHIER was born 30 July 1764, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
François ETHIER was born 2 December 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 16 August 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 38 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER married 22 October 1782, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Therese CHRISTIN dite ST-AMOUR

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose ETHIER married 9 February 1790, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to François LARCHEVÊQUE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1794 Marriage of Child
François ETHIER married 4 February 1794, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Angélique THOUIN

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