Modeste OUELLET

(b. 8 April 1742 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. , )

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Modeste OUELLET was born 8 April 1742 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Modeste OUELLET was the child of Sébastien OUELLET and Marie-Anne ALBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE (maternal) Pierre ALBERT and Louise-Thérèse GRONDIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Modeste married Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER 2 February 1761 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER was born 29 September 1736 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Marguerite LANGLOIS.

Modeste married (2) Claude MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE 11 July 1791 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Claude MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE was born 4 May 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Claude was the child of Jacques MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Barbe BROSSARD.

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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.

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Modeste OUELLET married

Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER-- Date: 2 February 1761 Place: La Pocatière, Canada
Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER was the child of Joseph FOURNIER and Marguerite LANGLOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER and Modeste OUELLET:

Marie-Modeste FOURNIER (b.31 January 1764, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis PROVOST (PREVOST) 2 June 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Modeste OUELLET married

Claude MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE-- Date: 11 July 1791 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Claude MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE was the child of Jacques MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Barbe BROSSARD

Children of Claude MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE and Modeste OUELLET:

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1742 Birth
8 April 1742
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1761 Marriage / Partner
Modeste OUELLET and Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER 2 February 1761, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 18 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Modeste FOURNIER was born 31 January 1764, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Modeste was 21 years old.

1791 Marriage / Partner
Modeste OUELLET and Claude MARCOTTE (MAROTTE) dit LABONTE 11 July 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 49 years old.

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