Jean BOULET (BOULAY)

Born

9 May 1699 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

10 February 1777 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques BOULET (BOULAY)Françoise FOURNIER

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Born: 9 May 1699 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques BOULET (BOULAY)

Mother: Françoise FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Robert BOULET (BOULAY) , Françoise GRENIER (GARNIER)

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume FOURNIER , Françoise HÉBERT

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Jean married Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN) 29 October 1727 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN) was born 27 January 1704 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine died 23 February 1748 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Geneviève LECLERC.

Jean married (2) Marie-Angélique L'ANGELIER 27 January 1749 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique L'ANGELIER was born 7 November 1712 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Angélique died 15 April 1781 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Charles L'ANGELIER and Françoise DESTROISMAISONS.

Jean BOULET (BOULAY) died 10 February 1777 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Jean BOULET (BOULAY) married

Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN)
Marriage date: 29 October 1727
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN) was the child of Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Geneviève LECLERC

Children of Jean BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 12 December 1729, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 28 January 1785, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne FORTIER 2 February 1756 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Madeleine BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 29 February 1732, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Mathurin GAGNON 22 January 1760 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Thérèse BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: abt. 1734, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 April 1806, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne DION 3 February 1756 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph-Marie BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 12 September 1735, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1808, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Genevieve BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE 7 February 1757 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean BOULET (BOULAY) married

Marie-Angélique L'ANGELIER
Marriage date: 27 January 1749
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique L'ANGELIER was the child of Charles L'ANGELIER and Françoise DESTROISMAISONS

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Birth — 1699
9 May 1699
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Jean BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN) 29 October 1727, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) was born 12 December 1729, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean was 30 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOULET (BOULAY) was born 29 February 1732, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean was 32 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) was born 12 September 1735, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean was 36 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN) died 23 February 1748, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Angélique L'ANGELIER 27 January 1749, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 49 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) married 2 February 1756, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Anne FORTIER

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse BOULET (BOULAY) married 3 February 1756, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Etienne DION

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) married 7 February 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Genevieve BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE

1760 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOULET (BOULAY) married 22 January 1760 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Mathurin GAGNON

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.