Modeste OUELLET

Born

5 April 1768 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 May 1841 , La Pocatière, Canada East

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Gabriel-Basile OUELLET Marie-Veronique MIGNAULT

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Born: 5 April 1768 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Gabriel-Basile OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Veronique MIGNAULT

Paternal grandparents: Joseph OUELLET , Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MIGNAULT dit LABRIE , Marie-Anne DUBE

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Modeste married Joseph-Nicolas OUELLET 4 August 1788 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Nicolas OUELLET was born 3 October 1768 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Nicolas died 25 June 1842 in La Pocatière, Canada East . Joseph-Nicolas was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Marie THIBODEAU.

Modeste OUELLET died 19 May 1841 in La Pocatière, Canada East .
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Ouellet Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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).

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Modeste OUELLET married

Joseph-Nicolas OUELLET
Marriage date: 4 August 1788
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Nicolas OUELLET was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Marie THIBODEAU

Children of Joseph-Nicolas OUELLET and Modeste OUELLET

Charlotte OUELLET

Born: 8 October 1794, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexandre OUELLET 25 January 1814 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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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 — 1768
5 April 1768
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Modeste OUELLET and Joseph-Nicolas OUELLET 4 August 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 20 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Charlotte OUELLET was born 8 October 1794, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Modeste was 26 years old.

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Charlotte OUELLET married 25 January 1814, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Alexandre OUELLET

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England