Marie-Charlotte OUELLET

(b. 17 January 1749 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 April 1829 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Charlotte OUELLET was born 17 January 1749 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Charlotte OUELLET was the child of Philippe-Pierre OUELLET and Marie-Helene DUVAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien OUELLET and Madeleine LIZOTTE (maternal) François DUVAL dit DUPONTHAUT and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Marie-Charlotte married Jean-Hilaire PROULX 30 October 1775 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Hilaire PROULX was born 16 May 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Hilaire died 14 January 1808 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-Hilaire was the child of Jean-Hilaire PROULX and Marie-Anne MIGNIER (MIGNER).

Marie-Charlotte OUELLET died 20 April 1829 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower 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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Marie-Charlotte OUELLET married

Jean-Hilaire PROULX-- Date: 30 October 1775 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Hilaire PROULX was the child of Jean-Hilaire PROULX and Marie-Anne MIGNIER (MIGNER)

Children of Jean-Hilaire PROULX and Marie-Charlotte OUELLET:

Charles-François PROULX (b.26 April 1779, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Angélique THÉRIAULT 14 October 1805 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1749 Birth
17 January 1749
Québec Province, Canada

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte OUELLET and Jean-Hilaire PROULX 30 October 1775 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 26 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.