François OUIMET

(b. 4 February 1728 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1807 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

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François OUIMET was born 4 February 1728 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

François OUIMET was the child of Pierre OUIMET and Marguerite BRAULT dite POMANVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean OUIMET and Renee-Marie GAGNON (maternal) Henri BRAULT dit POMANVILLE and Marie-Ursule BOLDUC

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

François married Marie-Gabrielle GRATTON 14 February 1752 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Gabrielle GRATTON was born 30 June 1731 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Gabrielle died 7 May 1801 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Gabrielle was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION).

François OUIMET died 13 October 1807 in Terrebonne, 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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François OUIMET married

Marie-Gabrielle GRATTON-- Date: 14 February 1752 Place: Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Marie-Gabrielle GRATTON was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION)

Children of François OUIMET and Marie-Gabrielle GRATTON:

François-Felix OUIMET (b.11 January 1756, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1834, Terrebonne, Lower Canada )
m. Thérèse MAISONNEUVE 24 January 1780 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

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1728 Birth
4 February 1728
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
François OUIMET and Marie-Gabrielle GRATTON 14 February 1752, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 24 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
François-Felix OUIMET was born 11 January 1756, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

François 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.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
François-Felix OUIMET married 24 January 1780, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus) to Thérèse MAISONNEUVE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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