Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Born

3 September 1721 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

3 February 1792 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET Marie-Françoise MORIN

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Born: 3 September 1721 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Françoise MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Gregoire OUELLET , Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE

Maternal grandparents: Robert MORIN , 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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Jean CHORET
Marriage date: 10 August 1772
Marriage place: Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean CHORET was the child of Jean CHORET and Jeanne-Louise LEMIRE

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Birth — 1721
3 September 1721
La Pocatière, 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
Marie-Josephte OUELLET and Jean CHORET 10 August 1772, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

She was 50 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.