flag male ancestor  Joseph-Celestin-Pierre  OUELLET

  (b. 30 May 1840 Cacouna, Lower Canada   d. 24 November 1896 Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada )  

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Joseph-Celestin-Pierre OUELLET was born 30 May 1840 in Cacouna, Lower Canada

Joseph-Celestin-Pierre OUELLET was the child of ?   and   ?

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Joseph-Celestin-Pierre  married  Severine ST PIERRE 15 August 1864 in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Severine ST PIERRE  was born 21 November 1840 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada.  Severine died 8 December 1916 in Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada (St Leonard). 

Joseph-Celestin-Pierre OUELLET died 24 November 1896 in Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada .
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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).
Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Joseph-Celestin-Pierre OUELLET

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Joseph-Celestin-Pierre OUELLET married flag female ancestor Severine ST PIERRE-- Date: 15 August 1864 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East


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Children of Joseph-Celestin-Pierre OUELLET and Severine ST PIERRE:

flag female ancestor Philomene-Marie OUELLETTE (b.18 December 1866, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East  d. 8 July 1955, Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Joseph RIVARD 1886



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birth1840 Birth
30 May 1840
Cacouna, Lower Canada
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1864 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Celestin-Pierre OUELLET and Severine ST PIERRE 15 August 1864, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

He was 24 years old.
1866 Birth of Child
Philomene-Marie OUELLETTE was born 18 December 1866, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Celestin-Pierre was 26 years old.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1896 Death
24 November 1896
Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada

He died at the age of 56.
Added: 10/2/2025 12:07:18 AM - Updated: 10/2/2025 12:08:27 AM

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