flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  OUELLET

  (b. 23 May 1832 Cacouna, Lower Canada   d. 26 July 1895 St-Hubert de Rivière-du-Loup, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 23 May 1832 in Cacouna, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was the child of André OUELLET   and   Victoire MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Andre OUELLET and Victoire ROY dite DESJARDINS (maternal)  François-Marie MICHAUD and Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Caroline SIROIS 3 September 1855 in Cacouna, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Caroline SIROIS  was born 25 May 1832 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna).  Caroline died 27 July 1908 in St-Hubert de Rivière-du-Loup, Canada.  Caroline was the child of Jean SIROIS and Catherine BOISBRIAND.

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET died 26 July 1895 in St-Hubert de Rivière-du-Loup, 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).
Did You Know? 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 flag female ancestor Caroline SIROIS-- Date: 3 September 1855 Place: Cacouna, Canada East
Caroline SIROIS was the child of Jean SIROIS and Catherine BOISBRIAND




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Children of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Caroline SIROIS:

flag photo of Ovide OUELLET  Ovide OUELLET (b.5 August 1872, St-Epiphane, Canada  d. 26 July 1957, Saint-Pierre-Lamy, Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada)
m. Delima TREMBLAY 1907



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birth1832 Birth
23 May 1832
Cacouna, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1855 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Caroline SIROIS 3 September 1855, Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna)

He was 23 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1872 Birth of Child
Ovide OUELLET was born 5 August 1872, St-Epiphane, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1895 Death
26 July 1895
St-Hubert de Rivière-du-Loup, Canada

He died at the age of 63.
Added: 2/14/2024 5:35:56 PM - Updated: 2/14/2024 5:40:51 PM

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