Marie-Charlotte OUELLET

Born

16 May 1742 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

29 July 1840 , Lotbinière, Lower Canada

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Joseph OUELLET Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

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Born: 16 May 1742 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Gregoire OUELLET , Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents: François BOUCHARD , Marie-Anne VALLIÈRE (CHEVALLIER)

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Marie-Charlotte married François RICHARD 8 November 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . François RICHARD was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). François died 13 April 1770 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). François was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER.

Marie-Charlotte OUELLET died 29 July 1840 in Lotbinière, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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François RICHARD
Marriage date: 8 November 1762
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada
François RICHARD was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER

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Birth — 1742
16 May 1742
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte OUELLET and François RICHARD 8 November 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 20 years old.

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.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
François RICHARD died 13 April 1770, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

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.