Marie-Catherine ASSELIN

(b. 5 May 1755 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1822 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine ASSELIN was born 5 May 1755 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine ASSELIN was the child of Gabriel ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Anne ROY dite DESJARDINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Madeleine ST-PIERRE (maternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS and Marie-Anne-Bouchard DESERRE

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

Marie-Catherine married Julien OUELLET 19 October 1778 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Julien OUELLET was born 8 January 1757 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Julien died 11 March 1792 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Julien was the child of Étienne-Emmanuel OUELLET and Marie-Angélique SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS.

Marie-Catherine ASSELIN died 5 April 1822 in Kamouraska, 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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Marie-Catherine ASSELIN married

Julien OUELLET-- Date: 19 October 1778 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Julien OUELLET was the child of Étienne-Emmanuel OUELLET and Marie-Angélique SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

Children of Julien OUELLET and Marie-Catherine ASSELIN:

Julien-Etienne OUELLET (b.3 January 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 April 1866, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Madeleine ALBERT 24 October 1803 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine OUELLET (b.2 April 1782, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 December 1819, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET (b.24 September 1784, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Benoni OUELLET (b.7 August 1786, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 November 1857, Frenchville, Maine, USA )

Basile OUELLET (b.29 September 1787, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 May 1859, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Marie-Victoire NADEAU 20 July 1812 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Joseph OUELLET (b.abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 February 1863, St-Antonin, Quebec, Canada)

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1755 Birth
5 May 1755
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine ASSELIN and Julien OUELLET 19 October 1778 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 23 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Julien-Etienne OUELLET was born 3 January 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine OUELLET was born 2 April 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 24 September 1784, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine was 29 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Benoni OUELLET was born 7 August 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Basile OUELLET was born 29 September 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine was 32 years old.

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julien OUELLET died 11 March 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Julien-Etienne OUELLET married 24 October 1803 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Madeleine ALBERT

1812 Marriage of Child
Basile OUELLET married 20 July 1812, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Marie-Victoire NADEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine OUELLET died 6 December 1819, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine was 64 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death
5 April 1822
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 66.

Added: 7/9/2019 9:37:15 AM - Updated: 11/15/2025 12:47:46 PM