André OUELLET

Born

28 April 1739 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1809 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Age: 70

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Francois OUELLET Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

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Born: 28 April 1739 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Francois OUELLET

Mother: Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Paternal grandparents: Gregoire OUELLET , Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents: François-Xavier PINEL , Louise CONSTANTINEAU

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André married Marie-Louise GAGNON 11 April 1758 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise GAGNON was born 13 March 1739 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN.

André OUELLET died 13 December 1809 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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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André OUELLET married

Marie-Louise GAGNON
Marriage date: 11 April 1758
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

Children of André OUELLET and Marie-Louise GAGNON

André OUELLET

Born: 23 December 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Died: 27 April 1848, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

Married: Geneviève LEMIEUX 6 October 1789 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Josephe OUELLET

Born: 14 March 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Prisque JALBERT 15 November 1779 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Joseph OUELLET

Born: 23 January 1772, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 December 1836, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie LÉVESQUE 15 January 1798 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Marie MARTIN 20 February 1827 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1739
28 April 1739
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
André OUELLET and Marie-Louise GAGNON 11 April 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 18 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
André OUELLET was born 23 December 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

André was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe OUELLET was born 14 March 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

André was 22 years old.

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.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph OUELLET was born 23 January 1772, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

André was 32 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.