Jean RUEST (RUAIS)

Born

3 April 1737 , Rimouski, Canada, New France

Died

21 August 1795 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Jean married Rosalie GAGNON 5 July 1774 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie GAGNON was born 19 June 1753 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . Rosalie died 6 July 1815 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . Rosalie was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE .

Parents & Family of Jean RUEST (RUAIS)

Parents of Jean RUEST (RUAIS)

Father

Antoine RUEST (RUAIS)

Mother

Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Grandparents of Jean RUEST (RUAIS)

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Michel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE Marie-Anne-Jeanne MOREAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean RUEST (RUAIS)

Jean RUEST (RUAIS) married

Rosalie GAGNON
Marriage date: 5 July 1774
Marriage place: Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie GAGNON was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Children of Jean RUEST (RUAIS) and Rosalie GAGNON

Marie-Marthe RUEST

Born: 15 July 1783, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 November 1850, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Etienne PAQUET 13 January 1801 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Apolline RUEST (RUAIS)

Born: 7 March 1788, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 April 1868, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Canada

Married: Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD 17 February 1806 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
3 April 1737
Rimouski, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean RUEST (RUAIS) and Rosalie GAGNON 5 July 1774, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 37 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe RUEST was born 15 July 1783, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Jean was 46 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) was born 7 March 1788, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Jean was 50 years old.

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

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