Joseph-Henri
OUELLET
(b.
29 July 1802
,
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
d.
26 March 1889
,
Saint-Modeste, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph-Henri OUELLET was born 29 July 1802 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
Joseph-Henri OUELLET was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph-Henri married Marie-Celeste CHOUINARD 29 October 1822 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Celeste CHOUINARD was born 5 September 1800 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Celeste died 11 February 1873 in Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici, Rimouski, Québec, Canada.
Joseph-Henri OUELLET died 26 March 1889 in Saint-Modeste, Rivière-du-Loup, 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 changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Joseph-Henri OUELLET
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Marie-Celeste CHOUINARD-- Date: 29 October 1822 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
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Children of Joseph-Henri OUELLET and Marie-Celeste CHOUINARD:
Pierre OUELLET (b.29 June 1838, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. 12 July 1911, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )
m. Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS 9 January 1858 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)
Marie-Celeste CHOUINARD-- Date: 29 October 1822 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower CanadaSacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph-Henri OUELLET and Marie-Celeste CHOUINARD:
Pierre OUELLET (b.29 June 1838, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. 12 July 1911, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA )m. Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS 9 January 1858 in Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois)
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1802 Birth 29 July 1802
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada
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
1822 Marriage / PartnerJoseph-Henri OUELLET and Marie-Celeste CHOUINARD 29 October 1822, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Birth of ChildPierre OUELLET was born 29 June 1838, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Henri was 35 years old.
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1858 Marriage of ChildPierre OUELLET married 9 January 1858, Saint-Timothée, Québec, Canada (Beauharnois) to Louise-Virginie BROSSOIS
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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Celeste CHOUINARD died 11 February 1873, Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1889 Death 26 March 1889
Saint-Modeste, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 86.
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