Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS)

Born

28 January 1746 , Rimouski, Canada, New France

Died

22 July 1804 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS)

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS).

Parents

Antoine RUEST (RUAIS)Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 28 January 1746 in Rimouski, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine RUEST (RUAIS)

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Maternal grandparents: Michel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE , Marie-Anne-Jeanne MOREAU

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

Madeleine married Louis GASSE 5 July 1774 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis GASSE was born 3 March 1749 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Louis died 5 February 1822 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Louis was the child of Joseph GASSE and Isabelle LAURENT.

Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) died 22 July 1804 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS)

Hide Family & Children

Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) married

Louis GASSE
Marriage date: 5 July 1774
Marriage place: Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis GASSE was the child of Joseph GASSE and Isabelle LAURENT

Children of Louis GASSE and Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS)

Barbe GASSE

Born: 1 March 1780, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Hyacinthe COTE 4 November 1801 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS).

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS).

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1746
28 January 1746
Rimouski, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) and Louis GASSE 5 July 1774, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

She was 28 years old.

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.

1780 Birth of Child
Barbe GASSE was born 1 March 1780, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Barbe GASSE married 4 November 1801, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Hyacinthe COTE