Joseph-François OUELLET

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11 July 1755 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1842 , La Pocatière, Canada East

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Joseph-Francois OUELLET Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

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Born: 11 July 1755 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Francois OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

Paternal grandparents: Francois OUELLET , Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Maternal grandparents: François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS , Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

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Joseph-François married Marie-Louise ROULEAU 15 February 1799 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise ROULEAU was born abt. 1756 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died 8 September 1825 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROULEAU and Marie-Marguerite COUTANCEAU dite LANGEVIN.

Joseph-François OUELLET died 14 May 1842 in La Pocatière, 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).

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.

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Joseph-François OUELLET married

Marie-Louise ROULEAU
Marriage date: 15 February 1799
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise ROULEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROULEAU and Marie-Marguerite COUTANCEAU dite LANGEVIN

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Born: 24 March 1781, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 October 1862, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

Married: Genevieve OUELLET 18 July 1809 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1755
11 July 1755
La Pocatière, 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 24 March 1781, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph-François was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-François OUELLET and Marie-Louise ROULEAU 15 February 1799, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 43 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married 18 July 1809, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Genevieve OUELLET

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

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

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