Jean RUEST (RUAIS)

(b. 3 April 1737 , Rimouski, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1795 , Rimouski, Lower Canada )

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Jean RUEST (RUAIS) was born 3 April 1737 in Rimouski, Canada, New France

Jean RUEST (RUAIS) was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MOREAU

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Jean married Rosalie GAGNON 5 July 1774 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie GAGNON was born 19 June 1753 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Rosalie died 6 July 1815 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Rosalie was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE.

Jean RUEST (RUAIS) died 21 August 1795 in Rimouski, 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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Jean RUEST (RUAIS) married

Rosalie GAGNON-- Date: 5 July 1774 Place: Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie GAGNON was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Children of Jean RUEST (RUAIS) and Rosalie GAGNON:

Marie-Marthe RUEST (b.15 July 1783, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 November 1850, Rimouski, Canada East )
m. Etienne PAQUET 13 January 1801 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) (b.7 March 1788, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1868, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Canada)
m. Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD 17 February 1806 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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1737 Birth
3 April 1737
Rimouski, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean RUEST (RUAIS) and Rosalie GAGNON 5 July 1774, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 37 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe RUEST was born 15 July 1783, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Jean was 46 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) was born 7 March 1788, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Jean was 50 years old.

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

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