Alexis OUELLET

Born

10 March 1708 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1781 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis married Catherine MOREAU 5 June 1732 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Catherine MOREAU was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada. Catherine died 9 June 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Marie-Anne RODRIGUE .

Parents & Family of Alexis OUELLET

Parents of Alexis OUELLET

Father

Mathurin-René OUELLET

Mother

Angélique LEBEL

Grandparents of Alexis OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) Anne RIVET

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas LEBEL Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis OUELLET

Alexis OUELLET married

Catherine MOREAU
Marriage date: 5 June 1732
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Catherine MOREAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Marie-Anne RODRIGUE

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Alexis OUELLET and Catherine MOREAU

Jean-Francois OUELLET

Born: 15 March 1733, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 January 1781, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Anne DUMONT dite GUERET 2 January 1755 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Pierre-Joseph OUELLET

Born: 20 February 1735, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Alexis OUELLET

Born: 18 September 1736, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Born: 9 March 1739, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) 8 January 1759 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Michel OUELLET

Born: 8 January 1741, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 18 March 1808, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite DUMONT dite GUERET 22 November 1762 Place: Kamouraska, Canada

Louis OUELLET

Born: 9 October 1742, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 11 July 1813, Pointe-de-Lévy, Lauzon Canada

Etienne OUELLET

Born: 27 August 1744, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1804, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT) 19 August 1765 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine OUELLET

Born: 2 May 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1803, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Brigitte OUELLET

Born: 9 May 1748, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Alexandre OUELLET

Born: 21 March 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1708
10 March 1708
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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Alexis OUELLET and Catherine MOREAU 5 June 1732, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois OUELLET was born 15 March 1733, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph OUELLET was born 20 February 1735, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Alexis OUELLET was born 18 September 1736, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 9 March 1739, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Michel OUELLET was born 8 January 1741, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 32 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis OUELLET was born 9 October 1742, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Etienne OUELLET was born 27 August 1744, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 36 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine OUELLET was born 2 May 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Alexis was 38 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Brigitte OUELLET was born 9 May 1748, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 40 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Alexandre OUELLET was born 21 March 1753, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 45 years old.

1755 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois OUELLET married 2 January 1755 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France to Anne DUMONT dite GUERET

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MOREAU died 9 June 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married 8 January 1759, Kamouraska, Canada, New France to Madeleine MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

1762 Marriage of Child
Michel OUELLET married 22 November 1762, Kamouraska, Canada to Marguerite DUMONT dite GUERET

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Etienne OUELLET married 19 August 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT)

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.