Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Born

24 March 1781 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 October 1862 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

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Joseph-François OUELLET Marie-Louise ROULEAU

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Born: 24 March 1781 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-François OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Louise ROULEAU

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Francois OUELLET , Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ROULEAU , Marie-Marguerite COUTANCEAU dite LANGEVIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve OUELLET 18 July 1809 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve OUELLET was born 10 July 1793 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Genevieve died 30 October 1882 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Genevieve was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Victoire DIONNE.

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET died 9 October 1862 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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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Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

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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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married

Genevieve OUELLET
Marriage date: 18 July 1809
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Genevieve OUELLET was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Victoire DIONNE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Genevieve OUELLET

Victoire Delima "Adeline" OUELLET

Born: 15 March 1813, La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Died: 5 December 1887, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre PELLETIER 25 February 1840 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1781
24 March 1781
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Genevieve OUELLET 18 July 1809, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 28 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Victoire Delima "Adeline" OUELLET was born 15 March 1813, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 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

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Victoire Delima "Adeline" OUELLET married 25 February 1840, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Pierre PELLETIER

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)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser