Basile
OUELLET
Born
29 September 1787
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
23 May 1859
,
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East
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Born: 29 September 1787 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Julien OUELLET
Mother:
Marie-Catherine ASSELIN
Paternal grandparents:
Étienne-Emmanuel OUELLET
, Marie-Angélique SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS
Maternal grandparents:
Gabriel ANCELIN (ASSELIN)
, Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Basile married Marie-Victoire NADEAU 20 July 1812 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Victoire NADEAU was born 21 August 1783 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Victoire died 23 November 1848 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Marie-Victoire was the child of Louis-Alexandre NADEAU and Marie-Rose NORMANDIN.
Basile OUELLET died 23 May 1859 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East .
m. Beaulieu Ursule
m. Boucher Felicite
m. Nadeau Victoire
m. Boucher Felicite
m. Nadeau Victoire
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Spouse & Children of Basile OUELLET
Basile OUELLET married 
Marie-Victoire NADEAU
Marriage date: 20 July 1812
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Marie-Victoire NADEAU was the child of Louis-Alexandre NADEAU and Marie-Rose NORMANDIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Victoire NADEAUMarriage date: 20 July 1812
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Marie-Victoire NADEAU was the child of Louis-Alexandre NADEAU and Marie-Rose NORMANDIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Basile OUELLET and Marie-Victoire NADEAU
Andre OUELLETTEBorn: 29 May 1821, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 10 January 1907, Missoula County, Montana, USA
Died: 10 January 1907, Missoula County, Montana, USA
Married: Eleonore FOURNIER 23 November 1847 Place: Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)
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Birth — 178729 September 1787
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1812 Marriage / PartnerBasile OUELLET and Marie-Victoire NADEAU 20 July 1812, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
He was 24 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 England1821 Birth of ChildAndre OUELLETTE was born 29 May 1821, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
Basile was 33 years old.
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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1847 Marriage of ChildAndre OUELLETTE married 23 November 1847, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston) to Eleonore FOURNIER
1848 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Victoire NADEAU died 23 November 1848, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
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 — 185923 May 1859
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East
He died at the age of 71.
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