Joseph ÉTHIER

(b. 7 February 1709 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 26 March 1777 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph ÉTHIER was born 7 February 1709 in Laval, Canada, New France

Joseph ÉTHIER was the child of André-Léonard ÉTHIER and Anne PERRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard ÉTHIER and Elisabeth GODILLON (maternal) François-Daniel PERRON dit SUIRE and Louise GARGOTTIN

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

Joseph married Marie-Catherine LAUZON 9 February 1733 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Catherine LAUZON was born 13 January 1712 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Catherine died 18 October 1753 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Catherine was the child of Michel LAUZON and Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Josephe CORBEIL dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE 30 June 1756 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe CORBEIL dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born 27 September 1707 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Josephe died 11 March 1771 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Josephe was the child of Andre CORBEIL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Charlotte POUTRE dite LAVIGNE.

Joseph ÉTHIER died 26 March 1777 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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
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Family and Children of Joseph ÉTHIER

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Joseph ÉTHIER married

Marie-Catherine LAUZON-- Date: 9 February 1733 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine LAUZON was the child of Michel LAUZON and Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN

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Children of Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Catherine LAUZON:

Joseph-Amable ETHIER (b.8 December 1733, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1738, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER (b.14 December 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France )

Pierre ETHIER (b.15 November 1735, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1787, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine VILLERAY 31 January 1757 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
m. Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR 15 February 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Gabriel ETHIER (b.10 July 1737, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1815, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Catherine HUST dite THOMAS 7 November 1763 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph ETHIER (b.12 December 1738, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1816, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephe TURPIN dite SANDRILLE 25 January 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste ETHIER (b.29 January 1741, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 1 September 1814, Mascouche, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Rosalie DUPRAS 30 June 1761 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Paul ETHIER (b.9 March 1742, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 26 December 1820, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne-Reine BRAZEAU 23 February 1767 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Catherine ETHIER (b.1 December 1743, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1814, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Henri Paul PAYFER 2 February 1761 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*
m. Jean-Baptiste LANTHIER 16 August 1787 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Andre ETHIER (b.13 April 1745, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1832, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephe-Amable DAOUST 25 January 1768 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Michel ETHIER (b.12 August 1746, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1746, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France )

Marie-Louise ETHIER (b.31 August 1747, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1821, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Toussaint D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN 10 November 1766 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Marie-Josephe ETHIER (b.11 April 1749, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1772, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. René BRAZEAU 14 July 1766 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Simon ETHIER (b.26 August 1750, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. 6 February 1834, Ste-Scholastique, Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte PROULX 13 January 1772 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Ambroise ETHIER (b.24 April 1752, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph ÉTHIER married

Marie-Josephe CORBEIL dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE-- Date: 30 June 1756 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe CORBEIL dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE was the child of Andre CORBEIL dit TRANCHEMONTAGNE and Charlotte POUTRE dite LAVIGNE

Children of Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Josephe CORBEIL dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE:

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1709 Birth
7 February 1709
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Catherine LAUZON 9 February 1733, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable ETHIER was born 8 December 1733, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 14 December 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Pierre ETHIER was born 15 November 1735, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Gabriel ETHIER was born 10 July 1737, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1738 Death of Child
Joseph-Amable ETHIER died 15 January 1738, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Joseph ETHIER was born 12 December 1738, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER was born 29 January 1741, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Paul ETHIER was born 9 March 1742, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 33 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ETHIER was born 1 December 1743, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Andre ETHIER was born 13 April 1745, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 36 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Michel ETHIER was born 12 August 1746, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 37 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ETHIER was born 31 August 1747, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 38 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER was born 11 April 1749, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 40 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Simon ETHIER was born 26 August 1750, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 41 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Ambroise ETHIER was born 24 April 1752, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine LAUZON died 18 October 1753, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ÉTHIER and Marie-Josephe CORBEIL dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE 30 June 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 47 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Pierre ETHIER married 31 January 1757, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Marie-Catherine VILLERAY

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine ETHIER married 2 February 1761, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Henri Paul PAYFER

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ETHIER married 30 June 1761, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Marie-Rosalie DUPRAS

1762 Marriage of Child
Joseph ETHIER married 25 January 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Marie-Josephe TURPIN dite SANDRILLE

1762 Marriage of Child
Pierre ETHIER married 15 February 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Marie-Josephte BIROLEAU dite LAFLEUR

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Gabriel ETHIER married 7 November 1763, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Catherine HUST dite THOMAS

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER married 14 July 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to René BRAZEAU

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise ETHIER married 10 November 1766, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Toussaint D'AMOURS dit POITEVIN

1767 Marriage of Child
Paul ETHIER married 23 February 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Marie-Anne-Reine BRAZEAU

1768 Marriage of Child
Andre ETHIER married 25 January 1768, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Marie-Josephe-Amable DAOUST

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe CORBEIL dite TRANCHEMONTAGNE died 11 March 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

1772 Marriage of Child
Simon ETHIER married 13 January 1772, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte PROULX

1772 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER died 29 May 1772, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph was 63 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.