Marie-Modeste
CHOUINARD
Born
18 November 1783
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
29 June 1863
,
Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Matane, Canada East
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Born: 18 November 1783 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Romain CHOUINARD
Mother:
Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre CHOUINARD
, Marie-Anne PELLETIER
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste VAILLANCOURT
, Felicite THIBAULT
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Modeste married Joseph-Henri OUELLET 12 January 1801 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Henri OUELLET was born 27 July 1779 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Joseph-Henri died 28 February 1844 in Saint-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. Joseph-Henri was the child of Joseph-Henri OUELLET and Marie-Josephte LURET dite ROCHEFORT (HURET).
Marie-Modeste CHOUINARD died 29 June 1863 in Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Matane, Canada East.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Modeste CHOUINARD
Marie-Modeste CHOUINARD married 
Joseph-Henri OUELLET
Marriage date: 12 January 1801
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Joseph-Henri OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Henri OUELLET and Marie-Josephte LURET dite ROCHEFORT (HURET)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Joseph-Henri OUELLETMarriage date: 12 January 1801
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Joseph-Henri OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Henri OUELLET and Marie-Josephte LURET dite ROCHEFORT (HURET)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Birth — 178318 November 1783
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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
1801 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Modeste CHOUINARD and Joseph-Henri OUELLET 12 January 1801, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
She was 17 years old.
1807 Birth of ChildRosalie OUELLET was born 23 February 1807, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
Marie-Modeste was 23 years old.
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 England1827 Marriage of ChildRosalie OUELLET married 29 May 1827, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Amable CHOUINARD
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1844 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph-Henri OUELLET died 28 February 1844, Saint-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186329 June 1863
Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Matane, Canada East
She died at the age of 79.
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