Reine-Therese OUELLET

(b. 8 December 1704 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1782 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Reine-Therese OUELLET was born 8 December 1704 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Reine-Therese OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Reine MENEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Jacques MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marguerite PEUVRIER

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Reine-Therese married Antoine GAGNON 24 November 1727 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Antoine GAGNON was born 3 September 1702 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Antoine died 4 May 1775 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Antoine was the child of Jean GAGNON and Jeanne LOIGNON.

Reine-Therese OUELLET died 27 December 1782 in La Pocatière, 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Reine-Therese OUELLET

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Reine-Therese OUELLET married

Antoine GAGNON-- Date: 24 November 1727 Place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
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Antoine GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Jeanne LOIGNON

Children of Antoine GAGNON and Reine-Therese OUELLET:

Joseph-Antoine GAGNON (b.25 May 1739, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1791, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève BOUCHER 18 February 1765 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1704 Birth
8 December 1704
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Reine-Therese OUELLET and Antoine GAGNON 24 November 1727, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 22 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph-Antoine GAGNON was born 25 May 1739, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Reine-Therese was 34 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Antoine GAGNON married 18 February 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Geneviève BOUCHER

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine GAGNON died 4 May 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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.