Ignace OUELLET

(b. abt. 1755 , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 April 1827 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Ignace OUELLET was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada

Ignace OUELLET was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Madeleine TARDIF and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph OUELLET and Madeleine MICHAUD (maternal) Charles TARDIF and Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Ignace married Marie-Anne-Josèphe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 9 January 1785 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne-Josèphe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born 22 May 1765 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Anne-Josèphe died 9 August 1843 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne-Josèphe was the child of Joseph SIROIS and Louise LEVASSEUR.

Ignace OUELLET died 5 April 1827 in Kamouraska, 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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Marie-Anne-Josèphe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS-- Date: 9 January 1785 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne-Josèphe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was the child of Joseph SIROIS and Louise LEVASSEUR

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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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Ignace OUELLET and Marie-Anne-Josèphe SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 9 January 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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)

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)