Raphael OUELLET

Born

19 December 1789 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 April 1869 , Matane, Québec, Canada

Raphael married Apolline CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS 25 May 1812 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
Apolline CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was born 31 January 1784 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Apolline was the child of Joseph CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Veronique SIROIS .

Parents & Family of Raphael OUELLET

Parents of Raphael OUELLET

Father

Andre OUELLET

Mother

Josephte CÔTÉ

Grandparents of Raphael OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

André-Mathurin OUELLET Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel CÔTÉ Marie-Madeleine LEBEL

m. Cordeau Apolline

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Ouellet Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

Did you know that René Ouellet is likely the ancestor of all the descendants bearing the names Ouellet and Ouellette in North America? The name Ouellet(te) ranks 11th among the most common surnames in Quebec! If you're last name is Ouellet, there's a really good chance that you are directly descended from René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and one of his two wives (Anne Rivet and Marie-Therese Mignault).

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur et journalier

The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a 18th Century Journalier in New France

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Raphael OUELLET

Raphael OUELLET married

Apolline CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS
Marriage date: 25 May 1812
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Apolline CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS was the child of Joseph CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Veronique SIROIS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Raphael OUELLET and Apolline CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

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RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1789
19 December 1789
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Raphael OUELLET and Apolline CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS 25 May 1812, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

He was 22 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

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

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.