Marie-Geneviève OUELLET

(b. 4 April 1758 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1820 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève OUELLET was born 4 April 1758 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève OUELLET was the child of Augustin OUELLET and Geneviève GAUVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin OUELLET and Marie-Anne AUTIN (maternal) Jacques GAUVIN and Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

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Marie-Geneviève married Louis TRUDEL 29 September 1788 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis TRUDEL was born 18 November 1744 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Louis died 30 April 1829 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Joseph TRUDEL and Marie MAROIS.

Marie-Geneviève OUELLET died 30 April 1820 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Louis TRUDEL-- Date: 29 September 1788 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis TRUDEL was the child of Joseph TRUDEL and Marie MAROIS

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1758 Birth
4 April 1758
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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève OUELLET and Louis TRUDEL 29 September 1788, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 30 years old.

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.