Basile ETHIER

(b. 31 July 1780 , Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1832 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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Basile ETHIER was born 31 July 1780 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

Basile ETHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste ÉTHIER and Marie-Anne VAUDRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne ÉTHIER and Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal) Michel VAUDRY and Françoise LEBOEUF

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

Basile married Marie-Josephe POTHIER 26 January 1801 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe POTHIER was born 3 June 1774 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Josephe died 19 August 1843 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe was the child of Louis-Toussaint POTHIER and Marie-Anne-Louise COURAULT dite LACOSTE.

Basile ETHIER died 30 July 1832 in Repentigny, Lower 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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Basile ETHIER married

Marie-Josephe POTHIER-- Date: 26 January 1801 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe POTHIER was the child of Louis-Toussaint POTHIER and Marie-Anne-Louise COURAULT dite LACOSTE

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Children of Basile ETHIER and Marie-Josephe POTHIER:

Marie-Josephe ETHIER (b.12 June 1801, L'Assomption, Lower Canada d. 30 June 1801, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

Toussaint ETHIER (b.23 July 1808, Repentigny, Lower Canada d. 2 August 1808, Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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1780 Birth
31 July 1780
Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Basile ETHIER and Marie-Josephe POTHIER 26 January 1801, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 20 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ETHIER was born 12 June 1801, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Basile was 20 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Toussaint ETHIER was born 23 July 1808, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Basile was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England