Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

(b. abt. 1723 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 March 1792 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was the child of Augustin OUELLET and Marie-Anne AUTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL (maternal) François AUTIN and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte TARDIF 24 July 1747 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Josephte TARDIF was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 29 March 1792 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles TARDIF and Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS.

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET died 29 March 1792 in Kamouraska, 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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Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married

Marie-Josephte TARDIF-- Date: 24 July 1747 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
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Marie-Josephte TARDIF was the child of Charles TARDIF and Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

Children of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Marie-Josephte TARDIF:

Marie OUELLET (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 December 1787, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Antoine PELLETIER 4 May 1772 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marguerite-Apolline OUELLET (b.1 January 1754, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1839, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Francois CORBIN dit LACROIX 7 January 1783 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne OUELLET (b.5 August 1760, Kamouraska, Canada d. 31 August 1834, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LABOURLIÈRE dit LAPLANTE 8 November 1784 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
m. Pierre-Marie CHARRON 1 March 1813 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Toussaint OUELLET (b.20 March 1763, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 July 1840, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE 29 January 1787 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph OUELLET (b.abt. 1765, , Canada d. , )
m. Angélique NAKOTA 1793 in , Canada

Louis-Amable OUELLET (b.18 July 1771, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Genevieve L'ÉTOILE-L'ITALIEN 15 April 1793 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Marie-Josephte TARDIF 24 July 1747, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Apolline OUELLET was born 1 January 1754, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne OUELLET was born 5 August 1760, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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
Toussaint OUELLET was born 20 March 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1771 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable OUELLET was born 18 July 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie OUELLET married 4 May 1772, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph-Antoine PELLETIER

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Apolline OUELLET married 7 January 1783, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Louis-Francois CORBIN dit LACROIX

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne OUELLET married 8 November 1784, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Baptiste LABOURLIÈRE dit LAPLANTE

1787 Marriage of Child
Toussaint OUELLET married 29 January 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Genevieve-Monique NORMANDIN dite LAJOIE