Sebastien OUELLET

(b. 26 July 1706 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1766 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Sebastien OUELLET was born 26 July 1706 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Sebastien OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Reine MENEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Jacques MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marguerite PEUVRIER

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Sebastien married Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE 29 August 1741 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE was born 11 January 1720 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Françoise died 8 April 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie GAGNON.

Sebastien OUELLET died 28 July 1766 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Sebastien OUELLET married

Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE-- Date: 29 August 1741 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie GAGNON

Children of Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE:

Marie-Theotiste OUELLET (b.abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 November 1839, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. Barthelemy DUPERE 2 February 1784 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1706 Birth
26 July 1706
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE 29 August 1741, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 35 years old.

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.