François-Louis OUELLET

(b. 3 December 1733 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1777 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François-Louis OUELLET was born 3 December 1733 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

François-Louis OUELLET was the child of Louis OUELLET and Marie-Josephe CASSE (LACASSE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL (maternal) Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BAZIN

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François-Louis married Geneviève BRANCHAUD 7 July 1760 in Saint-Ours, Canada . Geneviève BRANCHAUD was born 22 July 1738 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Geneviève was the child of Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT and Jeanne LECLERC.

François-Louis OUELLET died 4 March 1777 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Genevieve Branchaud
7 July 1760
St-Ours

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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.

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Geneviève BRANCHAUD-- Date: 7 July 1760 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada
Geneviève BRANCHAUD was the child of Michel BRANCHAUD dit BOISVERT and Jeanne LECLERC

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1733 Birth
3 December 1733
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
François-Louis OUELLET and Geneviève BRANCHAUD 7 July 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 26 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.

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.