Pierre OUELLET

Born

22 July 1744 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1818 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Philippe-Pierre OUELLET Marie-Helene DUVAL

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Born: 22 July 1744 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Father: Philippe-Pierre OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Helene DUVAL

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien OUELLET , Madeleine LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents: François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT , Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Pierre married Reine CARON 17 February 1772 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Reine CARON was born 8 January 1749 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Reine died 12 December 1810 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Reine was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Françoise SAUCIER.

Pierre OUELLET died 8 February 1818 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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Reine CARON
Marriage date: 17 February 1772
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Reine CARON was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Françoise SAUCIER

Children of Pierre OUELLET and Reine CARON

Pierre-Paul OUELLET

Born: 25 January 1789, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julienne DUFOUR 25 January 1820 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
22 July 1744
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Pierre OUELLET and Reine CARON 17 February 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 27 years old.

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)

1789 Birth of Child
Pierre-Paul OUELLET was born 25 January 1789, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 44 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)