Francois OUELLET

(b. 31 May 1734 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1814 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Francois OUELLET was born 31 May 1734 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Francois OUELLET was the child of Francois OUELLET and Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE (maternal) François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU

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

Francois married Marie-Anne AYOTTE 6 February 1758 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne AYOTTE was born 25 April 1733 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne died 1 April 1795 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne was the child of Alexis-Zacharie HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR.

Francois OUELLET died 23 June 1814 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .

m. Ayotte Marie-Anne

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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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Francois OUELLET married

Marie-Anne AYOTTE-- Date: 6 February 1758 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne AYOTTE was the child of Alexis-Zacharie HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

Children of Francois OUELLET and Marie-Anne AYOTTE:

Anastasie OUELLET (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 November 1819, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Germain LEVESQUE 15 November 1779 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François-Zacharie OUELLET (b.22 May 1762, La Pocatière, Canada d. , )
m. Angelique DUBE 23 October 1787 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Angelique OUELLET (b.April 20, 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. September 20, 1802, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Antoine DIONNE 4 November 1788 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1734 Birth
31 May 1734
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Francois OUELLET and Marie-Anne AYOTTE 6 February 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François-Zacharie OUELLET was born 22 May 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Francois was 27 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
Marie-Angelique OUELLET was born April 20, 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Francois was 33 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Anastasie OUELLET married 15 November 1779, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Germain LEVESQUE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
François-Zacharie OUELLET married 23 October 1787, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Angelique DUBE

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique OUELLET married 4 November 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Pierre-Antoine DIONNE

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

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

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne AYOTTE died 1 April 1795, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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

1802 Death of Child
Marie-Angelique OUELLET died September 20, 1802, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Francois was 68 years old.

1814 Death
23 June 1814
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.

Added: 7/7/2019 2:42:33 PM - Updated: 8/29/2022 8:04:18 AM