Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

(b. 4 March 1704 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1780 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 4 March 1704 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was the child of Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Nicolas LEBEL and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT

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

Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève TARDIF 10 January 1735 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children. Geneviève TARDIF was born abt. 1718 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 4 June 1773 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Geneviève was the child of Charles TARDIF and Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS.

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET died 6 December 1780 in Kamouraska, 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.

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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married

Geneviève TARDIF-- Date: 10 January 1735 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Geneviève TARDIF was the child of Charles TARDIF and Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Children of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF:

Marie-Louise OUELLET (b.18 November 1735, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1809, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) 8 January 1753 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET (b.2 November 1737, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1809, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Marie-Angelique OUELLET (b.24 May 1739, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 21 November 1823, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS 8 October 1764 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Madeleine OUELLET (b.1 January 1741, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph-Marie OUELLET (b.16 September 1742, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1742, Kamouraska, Canada, New France )

Francois OUELLET (b.5 November 1743, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 19 June 1822, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Dorothee MOREAU 19 January 1768 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
m. Josephte DANCOSSE 30 October 1797 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne OUELLET (b.7 April 1745, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1825, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE 23 August 1773 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Marie OUELLET (b.18 January 1747, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 21 March 1831, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR 29 October 1770 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
m. Marie-Anne PELLETIER 13 January 1794 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte OUELLET (b.30 October 1748, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 15 January 1829, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph LEVASSEUR 26 April 1773 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Catherine OUELLET (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 January 1833, Cacouna, Lower Canada )
m. Charles VAILLANCOURT 26 November 1770 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Andre OUELLET (b.12 September 1752, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. , )

Charles-Francois OUELLET (b.30 October 1754, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. , )

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1704 Birth
4 March 1704
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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF 10 January 1735, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 30 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise OUELLET was born 18 November 1735, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 2 November 1737, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique OUELLET was born 24 May 1739, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine OUELLET was born 1 January 1741, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie OUELLET was born 16 September 1742, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Francois OUELLET was born 5 November 1743, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne OUELLET was born 7 April 1745, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie OUELLET was born 18 January 1747, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte OUELLET was born 30 October 1748, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Andre OUELLET was born 12 September 1752, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise OUELLET married 8 January 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Antoine MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

1754 Birth of Child
Charles-Francois OUELLET was born 30 October 1754, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique OUELLET married 8 October 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Francois-Germain CORDEAU dit DESLAURIERS

1768 Marriage of Child
Francois OUELLET married 19 January 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Dorothee MOREAU

1770 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie OUELLET married 29 October 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

1770 Marriage of Child
Catherine OUELLET married 26 November 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Charles VAILLANCOURT

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte OUELLET married 26 April 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph LEVASSEUR

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève TARDIF died 4 June 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne OUELLET married 23 August 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Zacharie NORMANDIN dit LAJOIE

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.