Marie-Marthe RUEST

Born

15 July 1783 , Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 November 1850 , Rimouski, Canada East

Marie-Marthe married Etienne PAQUET 13 January 1801 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Etienne PAQUET was born abt. 1779 in Québec Province, Canada. Etienne died 6 June 1854 in Rimouski, Canada East . Etienne was the child of Charles PAQUET and Marie-Charlotte-Clothilde LAVOIE .

Parents & Family of Marie-Marthe RUEST

Parents of Marie-Marthe RUEST

Father

Jean RUEST (RUAIS)

Mother

Rosalie GAGNON

Grandparents of Marie-Marthe RUEST

Paternal grandparents

Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques GAGNON Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Marthe RUEST

Marie-Marthe RUEST married

Etienne PAQUET
Marriage date: 13 January 1801
Marriage place: Rimouski, Lower Canada
Etienne PAQUET was the child of Charles PAQUET and Marie-Charlotte-Clothilde LAVOIE

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Children of Etienne PAQUET and Marie-Marthe RUEST

Esther PAQUET

Born: 29 November 1807, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 17 June 1841, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Married: Jerome TREMBLAY 12 September 1837 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Prisque-Arsene PAQUET

Born: 6 February 1810, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 29 July 1881, Ste-Blandine, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Married: Euphemie BOUILLON 12 February 1833 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1783
15 July 1783
Rimouski, 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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marthe RUEST and Etienne PAQUET 13 January 1801, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

She was 17 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Esther PAQUET was born 29 November 1807, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie-Marthe was 24 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Prisque-Arsene PAQUET was born 6 February 1810, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie-Marthe 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