Antoine OUELLET

Born

5 September 1744 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

14 December 1828 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

Antoine married Marie-Claire MORIN 24 November 1777 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Claire MORIN was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Claire died 8 May 1824 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada . Marie-Claire was the child of Andre MORIN and Claire VAILLANCOURT .

Parents & Family of Antoine OUELLET

Parents of Antoine OUELLET

Father

Joseph OUELLET

Mother

Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

Grandparents of Antoine OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

Gregoire OUELLET Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents

François BOUCHARD Marie-Anne VALLIÈRE (CHEVALLIER)

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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 Antoine OUELLET

Antoine OUELLET married

Marie-Claire MORIN
Marriage date: 24 November 1777
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Claire MORIN was the child of Andre MORIN and Claire VAILLANCOURT

Children of Antoine OUELLET and Marie-Claire MORIN

Jean-Francois OUELLET

Born: 10 April 1781, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine YOCKELL 1 August 1814 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Joseph OUELLET

Born: 20 December 1782, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marthe OUELLET 8 January 1821 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1744
5 September 1744
La Pocatière, 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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Antoine OUELLET and Marie-Claire MORIN 24 November 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 33 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois OUELLET was born 10 April 1781, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Antoine was 36 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Joseph OUELLET was born 20 December 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Antoine was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois OUELLET married 1 August 1814, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Marie-Catherine YOCKELL

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Joseph OUELLET married 8 January 1821, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Marie-Marthe OUELLET

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