Joseph OUELLET

Born

30 September 1776 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 August 1854 , Kamouraska, Canada East

Parents & Family of Joseph OUELLET

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Born: 30 September 1776 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Joseph OUELLET

Father

Maurice OUELLET

Mother

Angélique HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND)

Grandparents of Joseph OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

André-Mathurin OUELLET Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste-Vincent HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND) Angélique PELLETIER

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

Joseph married Cecile MELANCON 4 July 1800 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile MELANCON was born abt. 1773 in Canada. Cecile died 26 November 1815 in Cacouna, Lower Canada . Cecile was the child of Joseph MELANCON and Marie COTE.

Joseph married (2) Françoise CASTONGUAY 2 February 1818 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . Françoise CASTONGUAY was born 5 August 1794 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada. Françoise died 24 August 1876 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada . Françoise was the child of Charles CASTONGUAY and Marie-Louise GUYON (DION).

Joseph OUELLET died 7 August 1854 in Kamouraska, Canada East .
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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).

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph OUELLET

Joseph OUELLET married

Cecile MELANCON
Marriage date: 4 July 1800
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Cecile MELANCON was the child of Joseph MELANCON and Marie COTE

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

Children of Joseph OUELLET and Cecile MELANCON

Gertrude OUELLET

Born: 21 April 1807, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Died: 22 January 1881, Matane, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis MARQUIS 31 August 1829 Place: Cacouna, Lower Canada

Joseph OUELLET married

Françoise CASTONGUAY
Marriage date: 2 February 1818
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Françoise CASTONGUAY was the child of Charles CASTONGUAY and Marie-Louise GUYON (DION)

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

Children of Joseph OUELLET and Françoise CASTONGUAY

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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 — 1776
30 September 1776
Kamouraska, 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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph OUELLET and Cecile MELANCON 4 July 1800, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 23 years old.

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

1807 Birth of Child
Gertrude OUELLET was born 21 April 1807, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1815 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cecile MELANCON died 26 November 1815, Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna)

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

1818 Marriage / Partner
Joseph OUELLET and Françoise CASTONGUAY 2 February 1818, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 41 years old.

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