Michel OUELLET

Born

12 July 1743 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

10 March 1827 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Michel OUELLET

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Born: 12 July 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Michel OUELLET

Father

François OUELLET

Mother

Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

Grandparents of Michel OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT

Maternal grandparents

François BOUCHARD Marie-Anne VALLIÈRE (CHEVALLIER)

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

Michel married Theotiste-Jeanne RHEAUME 25 January 1768 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . Theotiste-Jeanne RHEAUME was born 1 November 1751 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France. Theotiste-Jeanne was the child of Nicolas RHÉAUME and Catherine LABELLE.

Michel OUELLET died 10 March 1827 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel OUELLET

Michel OUELLET married

Theotiste-Jeanne RHEAUME
Marriage date: 25 January 1768
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Theotiste-Jeanne RHEAUME was the child of Nicolas RHÉAUME and Catherine LABELLE

Children of Michel OUELLET and Theotiste-Jeanne RHEAUME

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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 — 1743
12 July 1743
Montréal, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Michel OUELLET and Theotiste-Jeanne RHEAUME 25 January 1768, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 24 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.