Julien REHEL

(b. 24 November 1744 , Rimouski, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1825 , Rimouski, Lower Canada )

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Julien REHEL was born 24 November 1744 in Rimouski, Canada, New France

Julien REHEL was the child of Julien REHEL and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-François PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE

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

Julien married Marie-Louise COTE 5 July 1774 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise COTE was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise was the child of Basile COTE and Marie-Agnes LEPAGE.

Julien REHEL died 17 January 1825 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Julien REHEL was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Julien REHEL married

Marie-Louise COTE-- Date: 5 July 1774 Place: Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise COTE was the child of Basile COTE and Marie-Agnes LEPAGE

Children of Julien REHEL and Marie-Louise COTE:

Melchior REHEL (b.6 November 1782, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 October 1848, Rimouski, Canada East )
m. Marie-Brigitte PARENT 4 November 1801 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Francois REHEL (b.8 April 1790, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 January 1857, Sainte-Luce, Canada East )
m. Theodule ST-LAURENT 5 September 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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1744 Birth
24 November 1744
Rimouski, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Julien REHEL and Marie-Louise COTE 5 July 1774, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 29 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Melchior REHEL was born 6 November 1782, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Julien was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Francois REHEL was born 8 April 1790, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Julien was 45 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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Melchior REHEL married 4 November 1801, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Marie-Brigitte PARENT

1812 Marriage of Child
Francois REHEL married 5 September 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Theodule ST-LAURENT

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)