Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS)

Born

Died

3 December 1817 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Marie-Desiree married Jacques PARENT 19 January 1802 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques PARENT was born 16 August 1777 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . Jacques died 12 May 1862 in Rimouski, Canada East . Jacques was the child of Jacques-Louis PARENT and Brigitte NADEAU .

Parents & Family of Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS)

Parents of Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS)

Father

Joseph RUEST (RUAIS)

Mother

Helene LAVOIE

Grandparents of Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS)

Paternal grandparents

Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LAVOIE Charlotte GAGNON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS)

Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS) married

Jacques PARENT
Marriage date: 19 January 1802
Marriage place: Rimouski, Lower Canada
Jacques PARENT was the child of Jacques-Louis PARENT and Brigitte NADEAU

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jacques PARENT and Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS)

Julienne PARENT

Born: 14 October 1806, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 23 January 1866, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Honorat LEPAGE 4 February 1823 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Celeste PARENT

Born: 29 June 1810, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 5 January 1865, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Charles DRAPEAU 10 November 1829 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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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Desiree RUEST (RUAIS) and Jacques PARENT 19 January 1802, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)