Marie-Josephte OUELLET

(b. 3 September 1721 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1792 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte OUELLET was born 3 September 1721 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte OUELLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Marie-Françoise MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE (maternal) Robert MORIN and Françoise MIGNIER

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Marie-Josephte married Jean CHORET 10 August 1772 in Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean CHORET was born 14 February 1726 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Jean was the child of Jean CHORET and Jeanne-Louise LEMIRE.

Marie-Josephte OUELLET died 3 February 1792 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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