Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY)

(b. 12 December 1729 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1785 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) was born 12 December 1729 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) was the child of Jean BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Madeleine ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise FOURNIER (maternal) Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Geneviève LECLERC

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Jean-Marie married Marie-Anne FORTIER 2 February 1756 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne FORTIER was born 26 July 1735 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Anne died 28 October 1804 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Anne was the child of Clement FORTIER and Françoise LABRECQUE.

Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) died 28 January 1785 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) married

Marie-Anne FORTIER-- Date: 2 February 1756 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne FORTIER was the child of Clement FORTIER and Françoise LABRECQUE

Children of Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Anne FORTIER:

Geneviève BOULET (b.4 April 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph ROY 21 February 1786 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1729 Birth
12 December 1729
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Anne FORTIER 2 February 1756, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 26 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Geneviève BOULET was born 4 April 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean-Marie was 33 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.