Paul BOULET (BOULAY)

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12 November 1708 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

18 February 1776 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques BOULET (BOULAY)Françoise FOURNIER

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Born: 12 November 1708 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BOULET (BOULAY)

Mother: Françoise FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Robert BOULET (BOULAY) , Françoise GRENIER (GARNIER)

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume FOURNIER , Françoise HÉBERT

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Paul married Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES 26 November 1731 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES was born 11 November 1710 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Claire died 16 December 1770 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Claire was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES and Geneviève CARON.

Paul BOULET (BOULAY) died 18 February 1776 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES
Marriage date: 26 November 1731
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES and Geneviève CARON

Children of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Paul BOULET

Born: 5 September 1737, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 23 August 1803, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève RUEL 15 February 1762 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Robert BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 9 April 1739, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1795, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte RENAUD 11 February 1765 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Josephte BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 28 January 1741, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1809, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Amand GAUMOND 18 January 1762 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Abraham BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 13 January 1746, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1831, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER 15 February 1773 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 13 May 1752, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1838, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Lazare GAMACHE 25 November 1776 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1708
12 November 1708
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES 26 November 1731 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 23 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Paul BOULET was born 5 September 1737, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Paul was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Robert BOULET (BOULAY) was born 9 April 1739, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Paul was 30 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BOULET (BOULAY) was born 28 January 1741, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Paul was 32 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Abraham BOULET (BOULAY) was born 13 January 1746, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Paul was 37 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY) was born 13 May 1752, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Paul was 43 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BOULET (BOULAY) married 18 January 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Amand GAUMOND

1762 Marriage of Child
Paul BOULET married 15 February 1762 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Geneviève RUEL

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Robert BOULET (BOULAY) married 11 February 1765, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Josephte RENAUD

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES died 16 December 1770, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1773 Marriage of Child
Abraham BOULET (BOULAY) married 15 February 1773, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER

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.