Abraham BOULET (BOULAY)

Born

13 January 1746 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

14 April 1831 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Abraham BOULET (BOULAY)

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Born: 13 January 1746 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Parents of Abraham BOULET (BOULAY)

Father

Paul BOULET (BOULAY)

Mother

Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Grandparents of Abraham BOULET (BOULAY)

Paternal grandparents

Jacques BOULET (BOULAY) Françoise FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES Geneviève CARON

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

Abraham married Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER 15 February 1773 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER was born 24 February 1750 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Marie-Thérèse died 14 November 1813 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Marie-Thérèse was the child of Pierre FOURNIER and Marie-Françoise COUTURE.

Abraham BOULET (BOULAY) died 14 April 1831 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Abraham BOULET (BOULAY)

Abraham BOULET (BOULAY) married

Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER
Marriage date: 15 February 1773
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER was the child of Pierre FOURNIER and Marie-Françoise COUTURE

Children of Abraham BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER

Romain BOULET

Born: 14 November 1779, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 July 1856, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Reine BLEAU 11 February 1805 Place: L'Acadie, 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 — 1746
13 January 1746
Montmagny, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Abraham BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Thérèse FOURNIER 15 February 1773, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 27 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.