Alexis BOULET (BOULAY)

Born

abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 June 1800 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Paul BOULET (BOULAY)Marie-Françoise PAQUET

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Born: abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Paul BOULET (BOULAY)

Mother: Marie-Françoise PAQUET

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

Maternal grandparents: Maurice PAQUET (PASQUIER) , Françoise FORGET

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Alexis married Geneviève SAMSON 30 January 1744 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève SAMSON was born 25 December 1721 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Geneviève died 6 March 1756 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Geneviève was the child of Louis-Ignace SAMSON and Marie-Madeleine HUBERT.

Alexis married (2) Françoise FERLAND 2 August 1756 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Françoise FERLAND was born 13 October 1736 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 13 October 1773 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Françoise was the child of François FERLAND and Françoise FORTIER.

Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) died 17 June 1800 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower 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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Spouse & Children of Alexis BOULET (BOULAY)

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Geneviève SAMSON
Marriage date: 30 January 1744
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Geneviève SAMSON was the child of Louis-Ignace SAMSON and Marie-Madeleine HUBERT

Children of Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) and Geneviève SAMSON

Alexis BOULET

Born: 3 October 1744, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 3 January 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE 17 October 1774 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Agnes COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE 27 November 1786 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Elisabeth BOULET

Born: 1 May 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1768, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis GOUPIL 22 November 1766

Marie-Josephte BOULET

Born: 31 March 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1782, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Protais-Augustin COUTURE 10 February 1777 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) married

Françoise FERLAND
Marriage date: 2 August 1756
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Françoise FERLAND was the child of François FERLAND and Françoise FORTIER

Children of Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise FERLAND

Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 4 September 1758, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Joseph BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 3 July 1762, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada
Died: 8 April 1841, Ste-Marguerite, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

Pierre BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 22 March 1766, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Reine BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 10 November 1769, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 July 1834, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) and Geneviève SAMSON 30 January 1744 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1744 Birth of Child
Alexis BOULET was born 3 October 1744, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1750 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BOULET was born 1 May 1750, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BOULET was born 31 March 1752, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise FERLAND 2 August 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève SAMSON died 6 March 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY) was born 4 September 1758, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph BOULET (BOULAY) was born 3 July 1762, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre BOULET (BOULAY) was born 22 March 1766, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

1768 Death of Child
Elisabeth BOULET died 30 March 1768, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

1769 Birth of Child
Reine BOULET (BOULAY) was born 10 November 1769, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise FERLAND died 13 October 1773, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1774 Marriage of Child
Alexis BOULET married 17 October 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BOULET married 10 February 1777, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Protais-Augustin COUTURE

1782 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte BOULET died 16 August 1782, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Alexis BOULET married 27 November 1786, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Agnes COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

Death — 1800
17 June 1800
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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