Jean-François OUELLET

(b. 8 May 1723 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1788 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-François OUELLET was born 8 May 1723 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Jean-François 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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Jean-François married Reine CARON 1 March 1745 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Reine CARON was born 6 January 1711 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Reine died 6 September 1782 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Reine was the child of François CARON and Françoise PARÉ.

Jean-François OUELLET died 7 January 1788 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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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Reine CARON-- Date: 1 March 1745 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Reine CARON was the child of François CARON and Françoise PARÉ

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1723 Birth
8 May 1723
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François OUELLET and Reine CARON 1 March 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 21 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.

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.