Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

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22 October 1741 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

6 June 1798 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

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Gregoire OUELLET Marie-Geneviève BERUBE

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Born: 22 October 1741 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Gregoire OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Geneviève BERUBE

Paternal grandparents: Gregoire OUELLET , Marie-Madeleine DUBE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BERUBE , Geneviève DANCOSSE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN 12 February 1765 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN was born 17 February 1741 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Charlotte-Germaine died 2 August 1815 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Charlotte-Germaine was the child of Germain THOUIN and Charlotte MILLET.

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET died 6 June 1798 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada .
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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).

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married

Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN
Marriage date: 12 February 1765
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN was the child of Germain THOUIN and Charlotte MILLET

Children of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN

Marie OUELLET

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste POLIQUIN 21 October 1783 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1741
22 October 1741
Rivière-Ouelle, 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
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN 12 February 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 23 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.