Paul BOULET

(b. 5 September 1737 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 23 August 1803 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Paul BOULET was born 5 September 1737 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Paul BOULET was the child of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Claire MIVILLE dite DESCHENES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise FOURNIER (maternal) Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHENES and Geneviève CARON

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Paul married Marie-Geneviève RUEL 15 February 1762 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève RUEL was born 4 March 1735 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève died 13 October 1821 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Henri RUEL and Anne PROULX.

Paul BOULET died 23 August 1803 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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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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Paul BOULET married

Marie-Geneviève RUEL-- Date: 15 February 1762 Place: Montmagny, Canada
Marie-Geneviève RUEL was the child of Henri RUEL and Anne PROULX

Children of Paul BOULET and Marie-Geneviève RUEL:

Euphronsine BOULET (b.31 August 1768, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 August 1857 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada East )
m. Louis TALBOT dit GERVAIS 2 October 1786 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Etienne BOULET (BOULAY) (b.3 June 1774, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 June 1848, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Marie-Therese BOISSONNEAU 18 September 1797 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1737 Birth
5 September 1737
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Paul BOULET and Marie-Geneviève RUEL 15 February 1762 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 24 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Euphronsine BOULET was born 31 August 1768, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Paul was 31 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Etienne BOULET (BOULAY) was born 3 June 1774, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Paul was 36 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Euphronsine BOULET married 2 October 1786 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Louis TALBOT dit GERVAIS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Etienne BOULET (BOULAY) married 18 September 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Therese BOISSONNEAU

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)