Pierre OUELLET

(b. 22 July 1744 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1818 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Pierre OUELLET was born 22 July 1744 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Pierre OUELLET was the child of Philippe-Pierre OUELLET and Marie-Helene DUVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien OUELLET and Madeleine LIZOTTE (maternal) François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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

Pierre married Reine CARON 17 February 1772 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Reine CARON was born 8 January 1749 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Reine died 12 December 1810 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Reine was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Françoise SAUCIER.

Pierre OUELLET died 8 February 1818 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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Pierre OUELLET married

Reine CARON-- Date: 17 February 1772 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Reine CARON was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Françoise SAUCIER

Children of Pierre OUELLET and Reine CARON:

Pierre-Paul OUELLET (b.25 January 1789, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Julienne DUFOUR 25 January 1820 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1744 Birth
22 July 1744
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Pierre OUELLET and Reine CARON 17 February 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 27 years old.

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)

1789 Birth of Child
Pierre-Paul OUELLET was born 25 January 1789, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 44 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)