Hector OUELLET

(b. 13 November 1803 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada d. 10 September 1882 , Jonquière, Québec, Canada )

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Hector OUELLET was born 13 November 1803 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Hector OUELLET was the child of Andre OUELLET and Theotiste MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien OUELLET and Marie-Catherine PLOURDE (maternal) Joseph-Francois MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Scholastique CARON

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

Hector married Emilie MCNICOLL 27 January 1829 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emilie MCNICOLL was born 1 November 1808 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Emilie died 29 April 1846 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Emilie was the child of Alexandre MCNICOLL and Charlotte CORNEAU.

Hector married (2) Sophie PELLETIER 6 July 1847 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sophie PELLETIER was born August 21, 1816 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Sophie died 19 February 1898 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada. Sophie was the child of Germain PELLETIER and Scholastic SAUCIER.

Hector OUELLET died 10 September 1882 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada.
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Family and Children of Hector OUELLET

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Hector OUELLET married

Emilie MCNICOLL-- Date: 27 January 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Emilie MCNICOLL was the child of Alexandre MCNICOLL and Charlotte CORNEAU

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Children of Hector OUELLET and Emilie MCNICOLL:

Sophie OUELLET (b.23 February 1836, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 1 August 1889, Jonquière, Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 24 February 1862 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
m. Ambroise TREMBLAY 14 June 1881 in Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Hector OUELLET married

Sophie PELLETIER-- Date: 6 July 1847 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East
Sophie PELLETIER was the child of Germain PELLETIER and Scholastic SAUCIER

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Children of Hector OUELLET and Sophie PELLETIER:

Emilie OUELLET (b.20 June 1848, La Malbaie, Canada East d. , )
m. Pamphile JEAN 22 August 1870

Joseph OUELLET (b.26 April 1852, La Malbaie, Canada East d. 27 January 1921, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada )
m. Malvina TREMBLAY 9 April 1877 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Adele OUELLET (b.10 July 1855, La Malbaie, Canada East d. , )
m. Alfred GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 12 January 1875 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Marie OUELLET (b.22 September 1857, La Malbaie, Canada East d. , )
m. Alfred GAGNE 26 April 1880

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1803 Birth
13 November 1803
La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage / Partner
Hector OUELLET and Emilie MCNICOLL 27 January 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 25 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 Birth of Child
Sophie OUELLET was born 23 February 1836, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Hector was 32 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emilie MCNICOLL died 29 April 1846, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1847 Marriage / Partner
Hector OUELLET and Sophie PELLETIER 6 July 1847, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 43 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Emilie OUELLET was born 20 June 1848, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Hector was 44 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Birth of Child
Joseph OUELLET was born 26 April 1852, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Hector was 48 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Birth of Child
Adele OUELLET was born 10 July 1855, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Hector was 51 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Birth of Child
Marie OUELLET was born 22 September 1857, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Hector was 53 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Marriage of Child
Sophie OUELLET married 24 February 1862, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Joseph TREMBLAY

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.