Robert BOULET (BOULAY)

(b. 9 April 1739 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 12 May 1795 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Robert BOULET (BOULAY) was born 9 April 1739 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Robert BOULET (BOULAY) was the child of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise FOURNIER (maternal) Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES and Geneviève CARON

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

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-- Date: 11 February 1765 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) (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 July 1795, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 12 January 1790 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1739 Birth
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)