Joseph OUELLET

(b. 24 January 1698 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph OUELLET was born 24 January 1698 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Françoise LIZOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Guillaume LIZOTTE (LIZOT) and Anne PELLETIER

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

Joseph married Marie-Catherine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 24 November 1723 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 26 December 1702 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Catherine died 23 February 1783 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Catherine was the child of Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marthe VALLEE.

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Did you know that René Ouellet is likely the ancestor of all the descendants bearing the names Ouellet and Ouellette in North America? The name Ouellet(te) ranks 11th among the most common surnames in Quebec! If you're last name is Ouellet, there's a really good chance that you are directly descended from René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and one of his two wives (Anne Rivet and Marie-Therese Mignault).

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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