Joseph OUELLET

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3 March 1715 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

11 September 1789 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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Sebastien OUELLET Madeleine LIZOTTE

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Born: 3 March 1715 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Sebastien OUELLET

Mother: Madeleine LIZOTTE

Paternal grandparents: René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) , Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LIZOTTE (LIZOT) , Anne PELLETIER

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph married Marie-Reine ST-PIERRE 3 January 1744 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Reine ST-PIERRE was born 21 February 1722 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Reine died 20 February 1785 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Reine was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie GAGNON.

Joseph OUELLET died 11 September 1789 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Marie-Reine ST-PIERRE
Marriage date: 3 January 1744
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Marie-Reine ST-PIERRE was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie GAGNON

Children of Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Reine ST-PIERRE

Geneviève OUELLET

Born: 22 January 1747, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 2 November 1834, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBE 18 January 1768 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph OUELLET

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 November 1841, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

Married: Felicite HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND) 2 March 1772 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Reine OUELLET

Born: 4 March 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1797, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BLANCHET 27 January 1777 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Augustin OUELLET

Born: 7 October 1760, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada
Died: 2 May 1790, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Françoise PELLETIER 26 June 1787 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie OUELLET

Born: 20 January 1764, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 August 1852, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

Married: Angélique MALENFANT 9 June 1788 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1715
3 March 1715
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Reine ST-PIERRE 3 January 1744 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Geneviève OUELLET was born 22 January 1747, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine OUELLET was born 4 March 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 40 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Augustin OUELLET was born 7 October 1760, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 45 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 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie OUELLET was born 20 January 1764, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 48 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Geneviève OUELLET married 18 January 1768 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Jean-Baptiste DUBE

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph OUELLET married 2 March 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Felicite HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND)

Revolutionary War
OUELET,Joseph. St-Roch. 'Le grand' Joseph Ouelet. One of the most seditious rebels (BTW).
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Revolutionary War
OUELLET, JOSEPH
Ancestor #: A215398
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1711
Death: 9-11-1789 ST ROCH DES AULNAIES QUEBEC CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, P 105
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST ROCH DES AULNAIES - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE REINE ST PIERRE
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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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine OUELLET married 27 January 1777, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Charles BLANCHET

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)