Marguerite ÉTHIER

(b. 04 October 1710 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 14 June 1769 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite ÉTHIER was born 04 October 1710 in Laval, Canada, New France

Marguerite 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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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 2 March 1740 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was born 12 April 1717 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 4 November 1793 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE.

Marguerite ÉTHIER died 14 June 1769 in Berthierville, 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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Marguerite ÉTHIER married

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE-- Date: 2 March 1740 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite ÉTHIER:

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE (b.1 December 1740, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1805, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Angélique VIGNEAULT 23 February 1767 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte ROBERT (b.9 March 1742, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1817, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE 5 March 1764 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1710 Birth
04 October 1710
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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite ÉTHIER and Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 2 March 1740, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE was born 1 December 1740, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROBERT was born 9 March 1742, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

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

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ROBERT married 5 March 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE

1767 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit FONTAINE married 23 February 1767, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Angélique VIGNEAULT