Michel-Louis OUIMET

(b. 9 July 1738 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1820 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Michel-Louis OUIMET was born 9 July 1738 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Michel-Louis OUIMET was the child of Pierre OUIMET and Marguerite BRAULT dite POMANVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean OUIMET and Renee-Marie GAGNON (maternal) Henri BRAULT dit POMANVILLE and Marie-Ursule BOLDUC

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

Michel-Louis married Marthe GOSSELIN 7 January 1772 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marthe GOSSELIN was born 27 July 1742 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marthe died 14 March 1790 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marthe was the child of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Geneviève CRÉPEAU.

Michel-Louis married (2) Marie-Josephe HUBERT dite LACROIX 1 May 1791 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe HUBERT dite LACROIX was born 29 June 1770 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Josephe died 5 June 1851 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques HUBERT dit LACROIX and Marie-Josephe ROY.

Michel-Louis OUIMET died 29 June 1820 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .

born in the Sault-au-Récollet area of Montreal

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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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Michel-Louis OUIMET married

Marthe GOSSELIN-- Date: 7 January 1772 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marthe GOSSELIN was the child of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Geneviève CRÉPEAU

Children of Michel-Louis OUIMET and Marthe GOSSELIN:

Michel OUIMET (b.27 September 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 November 1847, La Prairie, Canada East )
m. Marie TREMBLAY 25 September 1797 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-Louis OUIMET married

Marie-Josephe HUBERT dite LACROIX-- Date: 1 May 1791 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
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Marie-Josephe HUBERT dite LACROIX was the child of Jacques HUBERT dit LACROIX and Marie-Josephe ROY

Children of Michel-Louis OUIMET and Marie-Josephe HUBERT dite LACROIX:

Marie-Josephe OUIMET (b.2 October 1794, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Antoine BOMBARDIER 30 September 1816 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1738 Birth
9 July 1738
Montréal, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Louis OUIMET and Marthe GOSSELIN 7 January 1772, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 33 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Michel OUIMET was born 27 September 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-Louis was 35 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marthe GOSSELIN died 14 March 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Louis OUIMET and Marie-Josephe HUBERT dite LACROIX 1 May 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 52 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe OUIMET was born 2 October 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Michel-Louis was 56 years old.

1797 Marriage of Child
Michel OUIMET married 25 September 1797, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie TREMBLAY

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe OUIMET married 30 September 1816, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Antoine BOMBARDIER

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 Death
29 June 1820
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.

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