Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

(b. abt. 1757 , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 May 1817 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born abt. 1757 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Marie-Catherine DUPERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois OUELLET and Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE (maternal) Charles DUPERE and Marie-Josephte-Anne RIVIERE

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Jean-Baptiste married Theotiste FOURNIER 20 October 1783 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste FOURNIER was born 25 October 1760 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Theotiste died 26 September 1843 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Theotiste was the child of Joseph-Marie FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Ursule DURAND.

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET died 27 May 1817 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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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).

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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