Felix ÉTHIER

(b. 2 March 1852 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East d. abt. 1942 , )

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Felix ÉTHIER was born 2 March 1852 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Felix ÉTHIER was the child of Jacques ÉTHIER and Marie PÉLOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ÉTHIER and Judith HUS COURNOYER (maternal) Pierre PELOQUIN and Marie-Angélique LAVALLÉE

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

Felix married Esther PELOQUIN 9 November 1875 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Esther PELOQUIN was born 23 March 1855 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Esther died abt. 1944 Esther was the child of Olivier-Félix PELOQUIN and Esther HUS dite COURNOYER.

Felix ÉTHIER died abt. 1942
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Family and Children of Felix ÉTHIER

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Felix ÉTHIER married

Esther PELOQUIN-- Date: 9 November 1875 Place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
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Esther PELOQUIN was the child of Olivier-Félix PELOQUIN and Esther HUS dite COURNOYER

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Children of Felix ÉTHIER and Esther PELOQUIN:

Marie Louise ETHIER (b.5 October 1877, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada d. April 1878, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie Octavie ETHIER (b.26 June 1879, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada d. , )
m. George Henry POIRIER 11 September 1900 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Jean Francois Regis ETHIER (b.26 November 1881, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada d. 16 September 1927, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Adrienne GIROUARD 9 February 1904 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie Rose "Roseanna" ETHIER (b.19 December 1883, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Albert BARIL 16 October 1911 in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada

Marie Malvina ETHIER (b.16 March 1886, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada d. 22 January 1984, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Barthelemy CARON 31 October 1904 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie Rose ETHIER (b.24 May 1888, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada d. 26 August 1966, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Artenise ETHIER (b.7 September 1890, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada d. 5 April 1893, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada )

Marie ETHIER (b.September 1891, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Mary-Josephine ETHIER (b.abt. 1892, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1970, )

Marie Alphonsine ÉTHIER (b.6 April 1893, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1995, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Hilaire Joseph PROVOST 25 November 1913 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Emma ETHIER (b.28 April 1895, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada d. , )

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1852 Birth
2 March 1852
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1875 Marriage / Partner
Felix ÉTHIER and Esther PELOQUIN 9 November 1875, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

Felix ÉTHIER - 1875 Marriage Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

1875 Marriage
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Marie Louise ETHIER was born 5 October 1877, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada

Felix was 25 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Death of Child
Marie Louise ETHIER died April 1878, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Felix was 26 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Birth of Child
Marie Octavie ETHIER was born 26 June 1879, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada

Felix was 27 years old.

1881 Birth of Child
Jean Francois Regis ETHIER was born 26 November 1881, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada

Felix was 29 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Marie Rose "Roseanna" ETHIER was born 19 December 1883, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada

Felix was 31 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1886 Birth of Child
Marie Malvina ETHIER was born 16 March 1886, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada

Felix was 34 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Marie Rose ETHIER was born 24 May 1888, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada

Felix was 36 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Artenise ETHIER was born 7 September 1890, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)

Felix was 38 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 Birth of Child
Marie ETHIER was born September 1891, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Felix was 39 years old.

1893 Death of Child
Artenise ETHIER died 5 April 1893, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)

Felix was 41 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Marie Alphonsine ÉTHIER was born 6 April 1893, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)

Felix was 41 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Marie-Emma ETHIER was born 28 April 1895, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)

Felix was 43 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 Marriage of Child
Marie Octavie ETHIER married 11 September 1900, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton) to George Henry POIRIER

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 Marriage of Child
Jean Francois Regis ETHIER married 9 February 1904, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Adrienne GIROUARD

1904 Marriage of Child
Marie Malvina ETHIER married 31 October 1904, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Barthelemy CARON

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1911 Marriage of Child
Marie Rose "Roseanna" ETHIER married 16 October 1911, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Albert BARIL

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 Marriage of Child
Marie Alphonsine ÉTHIER married 25 November 1913, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Hilaire Joseph PROVOST

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Death of Child
Jean Francois Regis ETHIER died 16 September 1927, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Felix was 75 years old.

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)