Martin BOULET (BOULAY)

Born

14 April 1713 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1782 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jacques BOULET (BOULAY)Françoise FOURNIER

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Born: 14 April 1713 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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Martin married Louise LEMIEUX 12 November 1736 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise LEMIEUX was born 15 November 1718 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Louise died 27 January 1756 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louise was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN.

Martin BOULET (BOULAY) died abt. 1782 in Québec Province, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Martin BOULET (BOULAY) married

Louise LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 12 November 1736
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louise LEMIEUX was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN

Children of Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Louise LEMIEUX

Veronique BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 27 July 1738, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1774 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT 23 October 1758 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph-Paul BOULET (BOULAY)

Born: 28 April 1748, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1813, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique REMILLARD 13 October 1783 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1713
14 April 1713
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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Martin BOULET (BOULAY) and Louise LEMIEUX 12 November 1736, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 23 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) was born 27 July 1738, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Martin was 25 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph-Paul BOULET (BOULAY) was born 28 April 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Martin was 35 years old.

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise LEMIEUX died 27 January 1756, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1758 Marriage of Child
Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) married 23 October 1758 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean-Baptiste MORIN dit VALCOURT

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 Death of Child
Veronique BOULET (BOULAY) died 19 February 1774 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Martin was 60 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.