Francois OUELLET

(b. 31 May 1734 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1814 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Francois OUELLET was born 31 May 1734 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Francois OUELLET was the child of Francois OUELLET and Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE (maternal) François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU

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

Francois married Marie-Anne AYOTTE 6 February 1758 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne AYOTTE was born 25 April 1733 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne died 1 April 1795 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne was the child of Alexis-Zacharie HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR.

Francois OUELLET died 23 June 1814 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .

m. Ayotte Marie-Anne

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Did you know that René Ouellet is likely the ancestor of all the descendants bearing the names Ouellet and Ouellette in North America? The name Ouellet(te) ranks 11th among the most common surnames in Quebec! If you're last name is Ouellet, there's a really good chance that you are directly descended from René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and one of his two wives (Anne Rivet and Marie-Therese Mignault).

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 Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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