Francois OUELLET

(b. 13 April 1698 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1743 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France )

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Francois OUELLET was born 13 April 1698 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Francois OUELLET was the child of Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Guillaume LIZOTTE (LIZOT) and Anne PELLETIER

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Francois married Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE 11 November 1720 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE was born 13 November 1703 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Felicite died 2 April 1783 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Felicite was the child of François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU.

Francois OUELLET died 5 May 1743 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France .
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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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