Marie-Anne OUELLET

Born

7 April 1745 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

8 August 1825 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne married Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE 23 August 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE was born 13 May 1753 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Zacharie died 13 October 1820 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Zacharie was the child of Barthelemy NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE and Genevieve BOUCHER .

Parents & Family of Marie-Anne OUELLET

Parents of Marie-Anne OUELLET

Father

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Mother

Geneviève TARDIF

Grandparents of Marie-Anne OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

Mathurin-René OUELLET Angélique LEBEL

Maternal grandparents

Charles TARDIF Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

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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 Marie-Anne OUELLET

Marie-Anne OUELLET married

Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE
Marriage date: 23 August 1773
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE was the child of Barthelemy NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE and Genevieve BOUCHER

Children of Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE and Marie-Anne OUELLET

Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE

Born: 4 February 1787, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 September 1855, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Victoire BOISBRIAND 26 October 1807 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1745
7 April 1745
Kamouraska, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne OUELLET and Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE 23 August 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 28 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE was born 4 February 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne was 41 years old.

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)

1807 Marriage of Child
Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE married 26 October 1807, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Victoire BOISBRIAND

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