Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET

(b. 29 November 1746 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1806 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET was born 29 November 1746 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Francois OUELLET and Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois OUELLET and Felicite PINEL dite LAFRANCE (maternal) François SIROIS dit DUPLESSIS and Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

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

Marie-Claudette-Charlotte married Denis PLOURDE 1 February 1768 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Denis PLOURDE was born 4 October 1746 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Denis died 15 May 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Denis was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE.

Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET died 17 May 1806 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET

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Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET married

Denis PLOURDE-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Denis PLOURDE was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Children of Denis PLOURDE and Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET:

Charlotte PLOURDE (b.24 July 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 July 1829, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE 28 July 1794 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Louis PLOURDE (b.12 7 1778 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 2 1853 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East )
m. Marie-Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 October 1805 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

André PLOURDE (b.4 December 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 October 1874, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada )
m. Josephte HUDON dite BEAULIEU 7 July 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1746 Birth
29 November 1746
La Pocatière, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET and Denis PLOURDE 1 February 1768 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 21 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Charlotte PLOURDE was born 24 July 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Claudette-Charlotte was 27 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Pierre-Louis PLOURDE was born 12 7 1778 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Claudette-Charlotte was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
André PLOURDE was born 4 December 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Claudette-Charlotte was 42 years old.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PLOURDE married 28 July 1794, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Louis PLOURDE married 7 October 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Catherine HUDON dite BEAULIEU