Alexis OUELLET

(b. 10 March 1708 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1781 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexis OUELLET was born 10 March 1708 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Alexis OUELLET was the child of Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Nicolas LEBEL and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alexis married Catherine MOREAU 5 June 1732 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Catherine MOREAU was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 9 June 1757 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Marie-Anne RODRIGUE.

Alexis OUELLET died 2 April 1781 in Kamouraska, 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
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1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Alexis OUELLET

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Alexis OUELLET married

Catherine MOREAU-- Date: 5 June 1732 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Catherine MOREAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Marie-Anne RODRIGUE

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Children of Alexis OUELLET and Catherine MOREAU:

Jean-Francois OUELLET (b.15 March 1733, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 January 1781, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Anne DUMONT dite GUERET 2 January 1755 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre-Joseph OUELLET (b.20 February 1735, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Alexis OUELLET (b.18 September 1736, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET (b.9 March 1739, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) 8 January 1759 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Michel OUELLET (b.8 January 1741, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1808, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DUMONT dite GUERET 22 November 1762 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Louis OUELLET (b.9 October 1742, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 11 July 1813, Pointe-de-Lévy, Lauzon Canada)

Etienne OUELLET (b.27 August 1744, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1804, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT) 19 August 1765 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Catherine OUELLET (b.2 May 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1803, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

Brigitte OUELLET (b.9 May 1748, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. , )

Alexandre OUELLET (b.21 March 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1708 Birth
10 March 1708
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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Alexis OUELLET and Catherine MOREAU 5 June 1732, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois OUELLET was born 15 March 1733, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph OUELLET was born 20 February 1735, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Alexis OUELLET was born 18 September 1736, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 9 March 1739, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Michel OUELLET was born 8 January 1741, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 32 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Louis OUELLET was born 9 October 1742, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Etienne OUELLET was born 27 August 1744, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 36 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine OUELLET was born 2 May 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Alexis was 38 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Brigitte OUELLET was born 9 May 1748, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Alexis was 40 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Alexandre OUELLET was born 21 March 1753, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Alexis was 45 years old.

1755 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois OUELLET married 2 January 1755 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Anne DUMONT dite GUERET

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MOREAU died 9 June 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married 8 January 1759, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Madeleine MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

1762 Marriage of Child
Michel OUELLET married 22 November 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marguerite DUMONT dite GUERET

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
Etienne OUELLET married 19 August 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Dorothee AYOTTE (HAYOT)

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.