Francois-Germain OUELLET

(b. 28 July 1749 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1790 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois-Germain OUELLET was born 28 July 1749 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Francois-Germain OUELLET was the child of Francois OUELLET and Madeleine MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD (maternal) Charles MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) and Marie-Madeleine AUBERT

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Francois-Germain married Claire PELLETIER 20 November 1780 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Claire PELLETIER was born 24 October 1760 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Claire died 23 July 1815 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Claire was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU.

Francois-Germain OUELLET died 21 February 1790 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, 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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Claire PELLETIER-- Date: 20 November 1780 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Claire PELLETIER was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU

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1749 Birth
28 July 1749
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Francois-Germain OUELLET and Claire PELLETIER 20 November 1780, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)