Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

(b. 27 March 1728 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1788 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 27 March 1728 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was the child of François OUELLET and Marie-Anne BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (maternal) François BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne VALLIÈRE (CHEVALLIER)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Agathe MARION dite FONTAINE 5 February 1753 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . Agathe MARION dite FONTAINE was born 13 July 1735 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Agathe died 6 April 1763 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Agathe was the child of Etienne MARION dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Yvonne HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Genevieve GUIBORD 3 October 1763 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Genevieve GUIBORD was born 24 October 1744 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Genevieve died 18 October 1773 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Genevieve was the child of Louis GUIBORD and Marie-Anne ROCHEREAU.

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET died 16 September 1788 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Occupation

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was a Maitre menuisier.
The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.
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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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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married

Agathe MARION dite FONTAINE-- Date: 5 February 1753 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Agathe MARION dite FONTAINE was the child of Etienne MARION dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Yvonne HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dite DESCHAMPS

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married

Genevieve GUIBORD-- Date: 3 October 1763 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve GUIBORD was the child of Louis GUIBORD and Marie-Anne ROCHEREAU

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1728 Birth
27 March 1728
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Agathe MARION dite FONTAINE 5 February 1753, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 24 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Genevieve GUIBORD 3 October 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 35 years old.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe MARION dite FONTAINE died 6 April 1763, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve GUIBORD died 18 October 1773, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.