Marie-Geneviève OUELLET

Born

4 April 1758 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

30 April 1820 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Marie-Geneviève married Louis TRUDEL 29 September 1788 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada .
Louis TRUDEL was born 18 November 1744 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Louis died 30 April 1829 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Louis was the child of Joseph TRUDEL and Marie MAROIS .

Parents & Family of Marie-Geneviève OUELLET

Parents of Marie-Geneviève OUELLET

Father

Augustin OUELLET

Mother

Geneviève GAUVIN

Grandparents of Marie-Geneviève OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

Augustin OUELLET Marie-Anne AUTIN

Maternal grandparents

Jacques GAUVIN Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

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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-Geneviève OUELLET

Marie-Geneviève OUELLET married

Louis TRUDEL
Marriage date: 29 September 1788
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis TRUDEL was the child of Joseph TRUDEL and Marie MAROIS

Children of Louis TRUDEL and Marie-Geneviève OUELLET

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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 — 1758
4 April 1758
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève OUELLET and Louis TRUDEL 29 September 1788, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 30 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)

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.