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Joseph RUEST (RUAIS)

(b. 13 August 1738 , Rimouski, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1809 , Rimouski, Lower Canada )

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Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) was born 13 August 1738 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MOREAU

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Joseph married Helene LAVOIE 12 September 1774 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Helene LAVOIE was born 28 November 1755 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Helene died 9 August 1839 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Helene was the child of Joseph LAVOIE and Charlotte GAGNON.

Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) died 28 January 1809 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .

Occupation: Agriculteur

m. Lavoie Helene

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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.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - Did you know? The habitant had a profound belief in the supernatural, and was prone to associate miraculous handiwork with every unusual event. New France was full of legends and weird tales. Most of these legends

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Helene LAVOIE-- Date: 12 September 1774 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene LAVOIE was the child of Joseph LAVOIE and Charlotte GAGNON

Children of Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) and Helene LAVOIE:

Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS) (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 December 1817, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques PARENT 19 January 1802 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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1738 Birth
13 August 1738
Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) and Helene LAVOIE 12 September 1774, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1809 Death
28 January 1809
Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Added: 1/20/2019 2:45:05 PM - Updated: 2/5/2020 8:20:13 AM

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