François-Zacharie OUELLET

Born

29 November 1799 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Died

25 April 1878 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada

François-Zacharie married Josephte OUELLET 15 April 1823 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte OUELLET was born 31 May 1805 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Josephte died 8 November 1892 in Ste-Louise, L'Islet, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Louis-Amable OUELLET and Genevieve L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN .

Parents & Family of François-Zacharie OUELLET

Parents of François-Zacharie OUELLET

Father

François-Zacharie OUELLET

Mother

Angelique DUBE

Grandparents of François-Zacharie OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

Francois OUELLET Marie-Anne AYOTTE

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre DUBE Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

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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).

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Zacharie OUELLET

François-Zacharie OUELLET married

Josephte OUELLET
Marriage date: 15 April 1823
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Josephte OUELLET was the child of Louis-Amable OUELLET and Genevieve L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN

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Children of François-Zacharie OUELLET and Josephte OUELLET

Adele OUELLETTE

Born: 15 October 1839, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 13 August 1902, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Luc MORNEAU 5 July 1859

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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 — 1799
29 November 1799
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage / Partner
François-Zacharie OUELLET and Josephte OUELLET 15 April 1823, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 23 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Adele OUELLETTE was born 15 October 1839, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

François-Zacharie was 39 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.