Etienne BIRON

(b. abt. 1704 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 November 1773 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne BIRON was born abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada

Etienne BIRON was the child of François BIRON and Marie-Anne FOURNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BIRON and Jeanne POIREAU (POIRAUD) (maternal) Jacques FOURNEL and Madeleine-Louise HUBINET

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

Etienne married Marie-Anne HOUDE 21 November 1723 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Anne HOUDE was born abt. 1704 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 31 March 1769 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS.

Etienne married (2) Françoise LAROCHE 16 October 1769 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise LAROCHE was born 16 February 1700 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Françoise died 25 November 1780 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of François LAROCHE and Marie-Françoise MATTE.

Etienne BIRON died 8 November 1773 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, 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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Etienne BIRON married

Marie-Anne HOUDE-- Date: 21 November 1723 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne HOUDE was the child of Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS

Children of Etienne BIRON and Marie-Anne HOUDE:

Angélique-Etiennette BIRON (b.abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 December 1799, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-François HAMEL 8 November 1745 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BIRON (b.abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 December 1804, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Charlotte HAMEL 22 February 1751 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BIRON (b.12 December 1728, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1807, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )
m. Francois DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE 8 August 1746 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe BIRON (b.5 September 1734, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1793, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 18 February 1765 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Gervais BIRON (b.2 August 1737, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1809, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite BROSSEAU 15 January 1759 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise BIRON (b.21 October 1743, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre HOUDE 23 November 1761 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Etienne BIRON married

Françoise LAROCHE-- Date: 16 October 1769 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise LAROCHE was the child of François LAROCHE and Marie-Françoise MATTE

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BIRON and Marie-Anne HOUDE 21 November 1723, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BIRON was born 12 December 1728, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BIRON was born 5 September 1734, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1737 Birth of Child
Gervais BIRON was born 2 August 1737, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BIRON was born 21 October 1743, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1745 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Etiennette BIRON married 8 November 1745 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Joseph-François HAMEL

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BIRON married 8 August 1746, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Francois DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE

1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIRON married 22 February 1751, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte HAMEL

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Gervais BIRON married 15 January 1759, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Marguerite BROSSEAU

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BIRON married 23 November 1761, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Pierre HOUDE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BIRON married 18 February 1765, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste HOUDE

1769 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BIRON and Françoise LAROCHE 16 October 1769, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada