Francois OUELLET

Born

5 November 1743 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

19 June 1822 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET Geneviève TARDIF

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Born: 5 November 1743 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Mother: Geneviève TARDIF

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin-René OUELLET , Angélique LEBEL

Maternal grandparents: Charles TARDIF , Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

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

Francois married Dorothee MOREAU 19 January 1768 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothee MOREAU was born 15 January 1742 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Dorothee died 23 May 1790 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Dorothee was the child of Pierre-Joseph MOREAU and Dorothée MICHAUD.

Francois married (2) Josephte DANCOSSE 30 October 1797 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Josephte DANCOSSE was born 25 January 1752 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Josephte died 21 June 1843 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Joseph DANCOSSE and Marie-Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES.

Francois OUELLET died 19 June 1822 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

m. Dancosse Josephte
m. Lalande Josephe
m. Moreau Dorothe

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Francois OUELLET married

Dorothee MOREAU
Marriage date: 19 January 1768
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Dorothee MOREAU was the child of Pierre-Joseph MOREAU and Dorothée MICHAUD

Children of Francois OUELLET and Dorothee MOREAU

Marie-Desanges OUELLET

Born: 3 August 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 November 1857, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Ignace PARADIS 6 October 1795 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois OUELLET married

Josephte DANCOSSE
Marriage date: 30 October 1797
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Josephte DANCOSSE was the child of Joseph DANCOSSE and Marie-Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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Birth — 1743
5 November 1743
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Francois OUELLET and Dorothee MOREAU 19 January 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 24 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges OUELLET was born 3 August 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Francois was 31 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothee MOREAU died 23 May 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges OUELLET married 6 October 1795, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Ignace PARADIS

1797 Marriage / Partner
Francois OUELLET and Josephte DANCOSSE 30 October 1797 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 54 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1822
19 June 1822
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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