Louis OUELLET

(b. abt. 1712 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 August 1779 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis OUELLET was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis OUELLET was the child of Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Nicolas LEBEL and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT

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

Louis married Marie-Josephe CASSE (LACASSE) 13 April 1733 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe CASSE (LACASSE) was born 24 May 1716 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Josephe died 31 October 1747 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BAZIN.

Louis married (2) Marie-Anne QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME 19 November 1748 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME was born 26 August 1729 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 16 June 1784 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Louise POULIN.

Louis OUELLET died 8 August 1779 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, 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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Louis OUELLET married

Marie-Josephe CASSE (LACASSE)-- Date: 13 April 1733 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe CASSE (LACASSE) was the child of Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BAZIN

Children of Louis OUELLET and Marie-Josephe CASSE (LACASSE):

François-Louis OUELLET (b.3 December 1733, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1777, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Geneviève BRANCHAUD 7 July 1760 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Louis OUELLET married

Marie-Anne QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME-- Date: 19 November 1748 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUEMENEUR dit LAFLAMME and Louise POULIN

Children of Louis OUELLET and Marie-Anne QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME:

Marie-Louise OUELLET (b.27 September 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François DESNOYERS 30 September 1771 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine OUELLET (b.14 November 1757, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Claude ÉTHIER 24 January 1780 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Alexis OUELLET (b.15 October 1760, Berthierville, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Angélique ÉTHIER 26 February 1781 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Louis OUELLET and Marie-Josephe CASSE (LACASSE) 13 April 1733, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1733 Birth of Child
François-Louis OUELLET was born 3 December 1733, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe CASSE (LACASSE) died 31 October 1747, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1748 Marriage / Partner
Louis OUELLET and Marie-Anne QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME 19 November 1748, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise OUELLET was born 27 September 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine OUELLET was born 14 November 1757, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1760 Marriage of Child
François-Louis OUELLET married 7 July 1760, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Geneviève BRANCHAUD

1760 Birth of Child
Alexis OUELLET was born 15 October 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise OUELLET married 30 September 1771, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada to François DESNOYERS

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.