Toussaint OUELLET

Born

20 March 1763 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 July 1840 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET Marie-Josephte TARDIF

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Born: 20 March 1763 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Josephte TARDIF

Paternal grandparents: Augustin OUELLET , Marie-Anne AUTIN

Maternal grandparents: Charles TARDIF , Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Toussaint married Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE 29 January 1787 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE was born abt. 1749 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve-Monique died 4 March 1830 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Genevieve-Monique was the child of Barthelemy NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE and Genevieve BOUCHER.

Toussaint OUELLET died 12 July 1840 in Kamouraska, 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.

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Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE
Marriage date: 29 January 1787
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE was the child of Barthelemy NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE and Genevieve BOUCHER

Children of Toussaint OUELLET and Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE

Marie-Marthe OUELLET

Born: 27 January 1791, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph OUELLET 8 January 1821 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1763
20 March 1763
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint OUELLET and Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE 29 January 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe OUELLET was born 27 January 1791, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Toussaint was 27 years old.

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

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe OUELLET married 8 January 1821, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph OUELLET

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE died 4 March 1830, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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)

Death — 1840
12 July 1840
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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