Alexis BOULET (BOULAY)

Born

27 March 1746 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

26 March 1820 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Alexis BOULET (BOULAY)Elisabeth FOURNIER

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Born: 27 March 1746 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Alexis BOULET (BOULAY)

Mother: Elisabeth FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Martin BOULET (BOULAY) , Françoise NOLIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph FOURNIER , Elisabeth GAGNÉ

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Alexis married Marthe-Helene COTE 29 January 1776 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marthe-Helene COTE was born 4 April 1753 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Marthe-Helene died 25 May 1812 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . Marthe-Helene was the child of François COTE and Helene-Reine THIVIERGE.

Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) died 26 March 1820 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Marthe-Helene COTE
Marriage date: 29 January 1776
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marthe-Helene COTE was the child of François COTE and Helene-Reine THIVIERGE

Children of Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) and Marthe-Helene COTE

Jean-Baptiste BOULAY

Born: 4 October 1796, Montmagny, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Luce BOULET (BOULAY) 25 November 1823 Place: Montmagny, Lower Canada

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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 — 1746
27 March 1746
Montmagny, 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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BOULET (BOULAY) and Marthe-Helene COTE 29 January 1776, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 29 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)

1796 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOULAY was born 4 October 1796, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Alexis was 50 years old.

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