Francois-Germain OUELLET

(b. 9 July 1739 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1778 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois-Germain OUELLET was born 9 July 1739 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Francois-Germain OUELLET was the child of Augustin OUELLET and Angelique LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LABOURLIÈRE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine-Francoise MARTIN

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Francois-Germain married Marie-Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 23 January 1763 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 27 August 1743 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Françoise died 14 May 1820 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Françoise was the child of Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Françoise SOUCY dite LAVIGNE.

Francois-Germain OUELLET died 15 September 1778 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Miville Marie-Francoise

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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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Francois-Germain OUELLET married

Marie-Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 23 January 1763 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Bernard MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Françoise SOUCY dite LAVIGNE

Children of Francois-Germain OUELLET and Marie-Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES:

Catherine OUELLET (b.4 February 1766, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1842, St-Denis de la Bouteillerie, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Augustin LAVOIE 30 September 1782 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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1739 Birth
9 July 1739
Kamouraska, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Germain OUELLET and Marie-Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 23 January 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Catherine OUELLET was born 4 February 1766, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois-Germain was 26 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.