Joseph-Marie OUELLET

Born

18 January 1747 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

21 March 1831 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Joseph-Marie married Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR 29 October 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR was born 27 April 1747 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Genevieve-Madeleine died 10 November 1792 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Genevieve-Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR and Marie-Madeleine ALBERT .

Joseph-Marie married Marie-Anne PELLETIER 13 January 1794 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PELLETIER was born 4 April 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 2 July 1808 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Basile PELLETIER and Agathe-Genevieve HUOT dite ST-LAURENT .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Marie OUELLET

Parents of Joseph-Marie OUELLET

Father

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Mother

Geneviève TARDIF

Grandparents of Joseph-Marie OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

Mathurin-René OUELLET Angélique LEBEL

Maternal grandparents

Charles TARDIF Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

m. Levasseur Madeleine
m. Pelletier Marie-Anne

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Marie OUELLET

Joseph-Marie OUELLET married

Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR
Marriage date: 29 October 1770
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR was the child of Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR and Marie-Madeleine ALBERT

Children of Joseph-Marie OUELLET and Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Marie OUELLET

Born: abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 May 1840, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PELLETIER 5 July 1790 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph OUELLET dit DEPAINCOUR

Born: 2 November 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Judith PELLETIER 8 February 1796 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Antoine OUELLET

Born: 29 April 1782, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 May 1858, L'Isle-Verte, Canada East

Married: Julie DUMONT dite GUÉRET 11 January 1819 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Joseph-Marie OUELLET married

Marie-Anne PELLETIER
Marriage date: 13 January 1794
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne PELLETIER was the child of Basile PELLETIER and Agathe-Genevieve HUOT dite ST-LAURENT

Children of Joseph-Marie OUELLET and Marie-Anne PELLETIER

Madeleine OUELLET

Born: 21 February 1801, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 20 December 1865, L'Isle-Verte, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste THERIAULT 14 February 1820 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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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 — 1747
18 January 1747
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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie OUELLET and Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR 29 October 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph OUELLET dit DEPAINCOUR was born 2 November 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Marie was 26 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Antoine OUELLET was born 29 April 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Marie was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie OUELLET married 5 July 1790, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre PELLETIER

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR died 10 November 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie OUELLET and Marie-Anne PELLETIER 13 January 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 47 years old.

1796 Marriage of Child
Joseph OUELLET dit DEPAINCOUR married 8 February 1796, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Marie-Judith PELLETIER

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

1801 Birth of Child
Madeleine OUELLET was born 21 February 1801, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Marie was 54 years old.

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PELLETIER died 2 July 1808, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Antoine OUELLET married 11 January 1819, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Julie DUMONT dite GUÉRET

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Madeleine OUELLET married 14 February 1820, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste THERIAULT

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England