Etienne OUELLET

(b. 27 August 1744 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1804 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Etienne OUELLET was born 27 August 1744 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Etienne OUELLET was the child of Alexis OUELLET and Catherine MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Marie-Anne RODRIGUE

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

Etienne married Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT) 19 August 1765 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT) was born 16 March 1739 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Dorothee died 9 April 1772 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Dorothee was the child of Guillaume HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR.

Etienne OUELLET died 5 June 1804 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

m. Ayotte Dorothee
m. Miville Catherine

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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.

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Etienne OUELLET married

Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT)-- Date: 19 August 1765 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT) was the child of Guillaume HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

Children of Etienne OUELLET and Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT):

Etienne OUELLET (b.3 July 1766, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie Louise MARTIN 1807 in , New Brunswick, Canada

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1744 Birth
27 August 1744
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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Etienne OUELLET and Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT) 19 August 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 20 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Etienne OUELLET was born 3 July 1766, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Etienne was 21 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT) died 9 April 1772, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.