Marie-Josephte OUELLET

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28 November 1741 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

12 October 1811 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Augustin OUELLET Angelique LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE

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Born: 28 November 1741 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin OUELLET

Mother: Angelique LABOURLIÈRE dite LAPLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin-René OUELLET , Angélique LEBEL

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LABOURLIÈRE dit LAPLANTE , Catherine-Francoise MARTIN

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Marie-Josephte married Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 7 September 1761 in Kamouraska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Maurice-Jacques died 27 April 1780 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Maurice-Jacques was the child of Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET.

Marie-Josephte OUELLET died 12 October 1811 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

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m. St-Pierre Maurice

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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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Marie-Josephte OUELLET married

Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE
Marriage date: 7 September 1761
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada
Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE was the child of Jacques ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Thérèse-Françoise BOUCHER dite CHAURET

Children of Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Genevieve ST PIERRE

Born: 17 December 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 June 1847, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE 21 November 1791 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Michel ST PIERRE

Born: 25 November 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 November 1826, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 28 October 1799 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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Birth — 1741
28 November 1741
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte OUELLET and Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 7 September 1761, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 19 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Genevieve ST PIERRE was born 17 December 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 32 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Michel ST PIERRE was born 25 November 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 35 years old.

1780 Death of Spouse/Partner
Maurice-Jacques DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE died 27 April 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ST PIERRE married 21 November 1791, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Marie BOISBRIAND dit LADURANTAYE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Michel ST PIERRE married 28 October 1799, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Marie-Josephte SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

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

Death — 1811
12 October 1811
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.

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