Robert BOULET (BOULAY)

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9 April 1739 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

12 May 1795 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Paul BOULET (BOULAY)Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

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Born: 9 April 1739 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Paul BOULET (BOULAY)

Mother: Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BOULET (BOULAY) , Françoise FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES , Geneviève CARON

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Robert married Marie-Josephte RENAUD 11 February 1765 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte RENAUD was born 5 October 1739 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean RENAUD and Angelique GAUMOND.

Robert BOULET (BOULAY) died 12 May 1795 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Robert BOULET (BOULAY) married

Marie-Josephte RENAUD
Marriage date: 11 February 1765
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte RENAUD was the child of Jean RENAUD and Angelique GAUMOND

Children of Robert BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Josephte RENAUD

Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 July 1795, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 12 January 1790 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1739
9 April 1739
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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Robert BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Josephte RENAUD 11 February 1765, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 25 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOULET (BOULAY) married 12 January 1790, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

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

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