Louis-Henry OUELLET

Born

July 19, 1766 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

December 24, 1840 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Age: 76

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François-Thomas OUELLET Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

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Born: July 19, 1766 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François-Thomas OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien OUELLET , Madeleine LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PELLETIER , Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Louis-Henry married Marie-Louise PELLETIER 13 October 1788 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise PELLETIER was born March 8, 1768 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Louise died July 8, 1848 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Julien PELLETIER and Reine-Felicite LEMIEUX.

Louis-Henry OUELLET died December 24, 1840 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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Louis-Henry OUELLET married

Marie-Louise PELLETIER
Marriage date: 13 October 1788
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Louise PELLETIER was the child of Julien PELLETIER and Reine-Felicite LEMIEUX

Children of Louis-Henry OUELLET and Marie-Louise PELLETIER

Francois-Thomas OUELLET

Born: 16 February 1794, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine CHARTIER 5 February 1822 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Scholastique OUELLET

Born: 3 December 1795, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 5 March 1877, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Married: Andre GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE 24 February 1824 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1766
July 19, 1766
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Henry OUELLET and Marie-Louise PELLETIER 13 October 1788, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Francois-Thomas OUELLET was born 16 February 1794, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Louis-Henry was 27 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Scholastique OUELLET was born 3 December 1795, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Louis-Henry was 29 years old.

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