Charles OUELLET

Born

22 September 1790 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 November 1857 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

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André OUELLET Geneviève LEMIEUX

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Born: 22 September 1790 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: André OUELLET

Mother: Geneviève LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: André OUELLET , Marie-Louise GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Ignace LEMIEUX , Geneviève BERNIER

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

Charles married Louise GAGNE 27 July 1815 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise GAGNE was born 19 January 1798 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Louise died 12 May 1832 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Louise was the child of Louis GAGNE and Louise GUYON (DION).

Charles OUELLET died 23 November 1857 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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).

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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Charles OUELLET married

Louise GAGNE
Marriage date: 27 July 1815
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Louise GAGNE was the child of Louis GAGNE and Louise GUYON (DION)

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Children of Charles OUELLET and Louise GAGNE

Jules OUELLET

Born: 10 October 1820, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Died: 2 December 1905, St-Félix d'Otis, Canada

Married: Marie GRENON 18 July 1848 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

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Birth — 1790
22 September 1790
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Charles OUELLET and Louise GAGNE 27 July 1815, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 24 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

1820 Birth of Child
Jules OUELLET was born 10 October 1820, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charles was 30 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise GAGNE died 12 May 1832, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Marriage of Child
Jules OUELLET married 18 July 1848, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Marie GRENON

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

Death — 1857
23 November 1857
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East
He died at the age of 67.

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