Sebastien OUELLET

Born

23 April 1732 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

5 June 1813 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Francois OUELLET Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

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Born: 23 April 1732 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Francois OUELLET

Mother: Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Paternal grandparents: Gregoire OUELLET , Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents: François-Xavier PINEL , Louise CONSTANTINEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Sebastien married Marie-Catherine PLOURDE 14 January 1755 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine PLOURDE was born 1 April 1737 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Catherine died 28 March 1804 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Catherine was the child of Pierre PLOURDE and Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE.

Sebastien OUELLET died 5 June 1813 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .

m. Fournier Marie-Marthe
m. Plourde Marie-Catherine

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Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

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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Marie-Catherine PLOURDE
Marriage date: 14 January 1755
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine PLOURDE was the child of Pierre PLOURDE and Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE

Children of Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Catherine PLOURDE

Marie-Catherine OUELLET

Born: 7 September 1766, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François BERUBE 18 July 1785 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Andre OUELLET

Born: 28 October 1771, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 May 1841, La Pocatière, Canada East

Married: Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 4 June 1794 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1732
23 April 1732
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Catherine PLOURDE 14 January 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 22 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine OUELLET was born 7 September 1766, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Sebastien was 34 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Andre OUELLET was born 28 October 1771, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Sebastien was 39 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine OUELLET married 18 July 1785, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to François BERUBE

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Andre OUELLET married 4 June 1794, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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