Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Born

13 November 1703 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1783 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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François-Xavier PINEL Louise CONSTANTINEAU

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Born: 13 November 1703 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: François-Xavier PINEL

Mother: Louise CONSTANTINEAU

Paternal grandparents: Gilles PINEL dit LAFRANCE , Anne LEODET (LEDET)

Maternal grandparents: Julien CONSTANTINEAU , Marie LANGLOIS

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Felicite married Francois OUELLET 11 November 1720 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Francois OUELLET was born 13 April 1698 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Francois died 5 May 1743 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Francois was the child of Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE.

Felicite married (2) Jean-François RUELLAND 26 November 1744 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François RUELLAND was born abt. 1716 in Plessala, Cote d'Armor, France. Jean-François died 10 May 1777 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere).

Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE died 2 April 1783 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Ouellet Francois
m. Ruelland Jean-Francois

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

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Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE married

Francois OUELLET
Marriage date: 11 November 1720
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Francois OUELLET was the child of Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE

Children of Francois OUELLET and Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Joseph-Francois OUELLET

Born: 30 August 1722, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1757, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 5 June 1743 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Born: 5 October 1727, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 14 October 1792, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine DUPERE 7 January 1751 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Josephe OUELLET

Born: 5 October 1729, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph HUDON dit BEAULIEU 15 January 1748 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Sebastien OUELLET

Born: 23 April 1732, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1813, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine PLOURDE 14 January 1755 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Francois OUELLET

Born: 31 May 1734, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 23 June 1814, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne AYOTTE 6 February 1758 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne-Francoise OUELLET

Born: 14 August 1736, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1766, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

André OUELLET

Born: 28 April 1739, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1809, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GAGNON 11 April 1758 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Francoise-Judith OUELLET

Born: 22 October 1741, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 August 1743, , Québec Province, Canada

Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE married

Jean-François RUELLAND
Marriage date: 26 November 1744
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Children of Jean-François RUELLAND and Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Marie-Felicite RUELLAND

Born: 8 October 1745, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 24 December 1806, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Bernard SAUCIER 26 January 1761 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1703
13 November 1703
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Marriage / Partner
Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE and Francois OUELLET 11 November 1720 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 17 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Joseph-Francois OUELLET was born 30 August 1722, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 18 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 5 October 1727, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 23 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe OUELLET was born 5 October 1729, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 25 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Sebastien OUELLET was born 23 April 1732, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 28 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Francois OUELLET was born 31 May 1734, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 30 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Francoise OUELLET was born 14 August 1736, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 32 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
André OUELLET was born 28 April 1739, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 35 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise-Judith OUELLET was born 22 October 1741, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Felicite was 37 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois OUELLET died 5 May 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1743 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Francois OUELLET married 5 June 1743 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

1743 Death of Child
Marie-Francoise-Judith OUELLET died 28 August 1743, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Felicite was 39 years old.

1744 Marriage / Partner
Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE and Jean-François RUELLAND 26 November 1744, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 41 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite RUELLAND was born 8 October 1745, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 41 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe OUELLET married 15 January 1748, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Joseph HUDON dit BEAULIEU

1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married 7 January 1751 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Catherine DUPERE

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Sebastien OUELLET married 14 January 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Catherine PLOURDE

1757 Death of Child
Joseph-Francois OUELLET died 13 January 1757, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Felicite was 53 years old.

1758 Marriage of Child
Francois OUELLET married 6 February 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Anne AYOTTE

1758 Marriage of Child
André OUELLET married 11 April 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Louise GAGNON

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite RUELLAND married 26 January 1761, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-Bernard SAUCIER

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.

1766 Death of Child
Marie-Anne-Francoise OUELLET died 24 May 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Felicite was 62 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.