Joseph-Roch OUELLET

Born

19 August 1743 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1823 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Joseph OUELLET Marie-Josephte LIZOTTE

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Born: 19 August 1743 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph OUELLET

Mother: Marie-Josephte LIZOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Abraham OUELLET , Reine MENEUX

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas LIZOTTE , Marie-Madeleine MIVILLE

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Joseph-Roch married Marie-Josephte PELLETIER 18 February 1765 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte PELLETIER was born 3 October 1741 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 7 January 1826 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Augustin PELLETIER and Madeleine THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT).

Joseph-Roch OUELLET died 2 February 1823 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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Joseph-Roch OUELLET married

Marie-Josephte PELLETIER
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephte PELLETIER was the child of Augustin PELLETIER and Madeleine THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

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Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Born: October 18, 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 December 1839 , Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SAUCIER 02 September 1782 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1743
19 August 1743
La Pocatière, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Roch OUELLET and Marie-Josephte PELLETIER 18 February 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 21 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte OUELLET was born October 18, 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph-Roch was 22 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte OUELLET married 02 September 1782 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Joseph SAUCIER

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)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England