Benoit OUELLET

(b. 20 May 1809 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada d. 9 December 1881 , St-Pacome, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
OUELLET Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Benoit OUELLET was born 20 May 1809 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Benoit OUELLET was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Marie LÉVESQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) André OUELLET and Marie-Louise GAGNON (maternal) Benoit LEVESQUE and Marie BRUN

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

Benoit married Marie THERIAULT (TERRIAULT) 10 November 1829 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie THERIAULT (TERRIAULT) was born abt. 1808 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 22 December 1879 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay).

Benoit OUELLET died 9 December 1881 in St-Pacome, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Benoit appear below.

Ouellet Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Benoit OUELLET

[Hide/Show]

Benoit OUELLET married

Marie THERIAULT (TERRIAULT)-- Date: 10 November 1829 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Benoit OUELLET and Marie THERIAULT (TERRIAULT)

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Benoit OUELLET and Marie THERIAULT (TERRIAULT):

Benoit OUELLET (b.31 October 1831, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louise TALON 2 May 1854 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Benoit OUELLET
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Benoit OUELLET: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1809 Birth
20 May 1809
Rivière-Ouelle, 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
Benoit OUELLET and Marie THERIAULT (TERRIAULT) 10 November 1829, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 20 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Benoit OUELLET was born 31 October 1831, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Benoit was 22 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)

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

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

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

1854 Marriage of Child
Benoit OUELLET married 2 May 1854, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Louise TALON

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

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

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

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.