Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Born

28 November 1784 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 September 1847 , L'Isle-Verte, Canada East

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET Theotiste FOURNIER

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Born: 28 November 1784 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Mother: Theotiste FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste OUELLET , Marie-Catherine DUPERE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie FOURNIER , Elisabeth-Ursule DURAND

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Jean-Baptiste married Julie EMOND 12 November 1810 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie EMOND was born 6 March 1789 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Julie died 25 November 1859 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Julie was the child of Henri EMOND and Julie BOISBRIAND dite LADURANTAYE.

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET died 18 September 1847 in L'Isle-Verte, Canada East .
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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).

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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.

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married

Julie EMOND
Marriage date: 12 November 1810
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Julie EMOND was the child of Henri EMOND and Julie BOISBRIAND dite LADURANTAYE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Julie EMOND

Antoine OUELLET

Born: 15 February 1820, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Henriette PELLETIER 16 May 1843 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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Birth — 1784
28 November 1784
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1810 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Julie EMOND 12 November 1810, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

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

1820 Birth of Child
Antoine OUELLET was born 15 February 1820, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Antoine OUELLET married 16 May 1843, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Henriette PELLETIER

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)