Joseph OUELLET

Born

5 January 1782 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 November 1854 , Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

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Joseph OUELLET Felicite HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND)

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Born: 5 January 1782 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph OUELLET

Mother: Felicite HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph OUELLET , Marie-Reine ST-PIERRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Vincent HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND) , Angélique PELLETIER

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Joseph married Genevieve LANDRY 29 August 1808 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve LANDRY was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Theotiste LAINÉ.

Joseph OUELLET died 6 November 1854 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, 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
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1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Genevieve LANDRY
Marriage date: 29 August 1808
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Genevieve LANDRY was the child of Pierre LANDRY and Theotiste LAINÉ

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Children of Joseph OUELLET and Genevieve LANDRY

Marie-Rose OUELLET

Born: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 April 1893, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph Marie ROY dit DESJARDINS 4 August 1840 Place: Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1782
5 January 1782
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Joseph OUELLET and Genevieve LANDRY 29 August 1808, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 26 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