Catherine OUELLET

(b. abt. 1750 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 January 1833 , Cacouna, Lower Canada )

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Catherine OUELLET was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada

Catherine OUELLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL (maternal) Charles TARDIF and Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

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

Catherine married Charles VAILLANCOURT 26 November 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles VAILLANCOURT was born 19 September 1742 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Charles died 28 March 1810 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Charles was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Thérèse MARTIN.

Catherine OUELLET died 21 January 1833 in Cacouna, Lower Canada .

m. Vaillancourt Charles

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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