Charles BOULET (BOULAY)

Born

2 April 1711 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

9 January 1784 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques BOULET (BOULAY)Françoise FOURNIER

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Born: 2 April 1711 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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Charles married Marthe MIVILLE 14 October 1732 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marthe MIVILLE was born 7 September 1699 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marthe died 30 March 1780 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marthe was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES and Geneviève CARON.

Charles BOULET (BOULAY) died 9 January 1784 in Montmagny, 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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Charles BOULET (BOULAY) married

Marthe MIVILLE
Marriage date: 14 October 1732
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marthe MIVILLE was the child of Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES and Geneviève CARON

Children of Charles BOULET (BOULAY) and Marthe MIVILLE

Marie-Elisabeth BOULAY

Born: 20 July 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 31 July 1805, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-Prisque LEMIEUX 18 November 1754 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 9 February 1738, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angelique VALLEE 28 January 1759 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1711
2 April 1711
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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Charles BOULET (BOULAY) and Marthe MIVILLE 14 October 1732, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 21 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth BOULAY was born 20 July 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Charles was 25 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOULET (BOULAY) was born 9 February 1738, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Charles was 26 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth BOULAY married 18 November 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Charles-Prisque LEMIEUX

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOULET (BOULAY) married 28 January 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Angelique VALLEE

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.