Pierre OUELLET

(b. 18 September 1734 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1767 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre OUELLET was born 18 September 1734 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Pierre OUELLET was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE (maternal) François BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne VALLIÈRE (CHEVALLIER)

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Pierre married Marie-Charlotte DESCHAMPS 12 January 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte DESCHAMPS was born 2 January 1744 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Charlotte died 5 November 1818 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Charlotte was the child of André DESCHAMPS and Marie-Suzanne CAOUETTE (CAOUET).

Pierre OUELLET died 19 May 1767 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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).

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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Pierre OUELLET married

Marie-Charlotte DESCHAMPS-- Date: 12 January 1762 Place: La Pocatière, Canada
Marie-Charlotte DESCHAMPS was the child of André DESCHAMPS and Marie-Suzanne CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

Children of Pierre OUELLET and Marie-Charlotte DESCHAMPS:

Pierre OUELLET (b.4 February 1763, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Modeste PELLETIER 16 October 1786 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph OUELLET (b.28 April 1766, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 May 1839, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Victoire DIONNE 20 August 1792 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1734 Birth
18 September 1734
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Pierre OUELLET and Marie-Charlotte DESCHAMPS 12 January 1762 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 27 years old.

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.