Michel married Marguerite DUMONT dite GUERET
22 November 1762
in Kamouraska, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DUMONT dite GUERET
was born
30 December 1736
in La Pocatière, Canada, New France .
Marguerite died
7 March 1825
in Québec Province, Canada.
Marguerite was the child of Jacques GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Geneviève LEVASSEUR.
Michel OUELLET died
18 March 1808
in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation:Cultivateur
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Birth — 1741 8 January 1741 Kamouraska, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / Partner Michel OUELLET and Marguerite DUMONT dite GUERET 22 November 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
He was 21 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.
1763 Birth of Child Michel OUELLET was born 6 September 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Michel was 22 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.
Michel
OUELLET
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Marguerite DUMONT dite GUERET
Birth — 1741
1762 Marriage / Partner
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.
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)
Death — 1808
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