Charles GOULET

Born

11 October 1749 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

6 September 1833 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Francois GOULET Helene RATTÉ (RATE)

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Born: 11 October 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Francois GOULET

Mother: Helene RATTÉ (RATE)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GOULET , Marguerite BLOUARD

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume RATTÉ , Marie-Madeleine NOLIN

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

Charles married Madeleine NOEL 7 November 1774 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine NOEL was born 25 December 1757 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 9 May 1839 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Madeleine was the child of Jacques NOEL and Madeleine DUPIL (DUPLILLE).

Charles GOULET died 6 September 1833 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Noel Madeleine

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

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Spouse & Children of Charles GOULET

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Charles GOULET married

Madeleine NOEL
Marriage date: 7 November 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine NOEL was the child of Jacques NOEL and Madeleine DUPIL (DUPLILLE)

Children of Charles GOULET and Madeleine NOEL

Marguerite GOULET

Born: 12 May 1786, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel VALLIERES 22 November 1802 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1749
11 October 1749
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Charles GOULET and Madeleine NOEL 7 November 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marguerite GOULET was born 12 May 1786, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Charles was 36 years old.

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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GOULET married 22 November 1802, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Michel VALLIERES

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England