Gregoire OUELLET

(b. abt. 1717 , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 February 1787 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gregoire OUELLET was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada

Gregoire OUELLET was the child of Gregoire OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine DUBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Mathurin DUBE and Marie CAMPION

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

Gregoire married Marie-Geneviève BERUBE 16 August 1740 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève BERUBE was born 1 January 1713 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Geneviève died 3 June 1751 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre BERUBE and Geneviève DANCOSSE.

Gregoire married (2) Marie-Josephte EMOND 22 November 1751 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte EMOND was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 28 January 1760 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte was the child of Augustin EMOND and Marie-Ursule MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT).

Gregoire married (3) Rosalie AUTIN 7 January 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Rosalie AUTIN was born 1 May 1732 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Rosalie died 1 January 1799 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Rosalie was the child of Joseph AUTIN and Félicité MIVILLE.

Gregoire OUELLET died 17 February 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Gregoire OUELLET married

Marie-Geneviève BERUBE-- Date: 16 August 1740 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève BERUBE was the child of Pierre BERUBE and Geneviève DANCOSSE

Children of Gregoire OUELLET and Marie-Geneviève BERUBE:

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET (b.22 October 1741, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1798, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN 12 February 1765 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Francois OUELLETTE (b.February 7, 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. September 24, 1803, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angelique BOUCHER 19 November 1770 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Gregoire OUELLET married

Marie-Josephte EMOND-- Date: 22 November 1751 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte EMOND was the child of Augustin EMOND and Marie-Ursule MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Children of Gregoire OUELLET and Marie-Josephte EMOND:

Catherine-Madeleine OUELLET (b.28 January 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1785, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charles-Felix BERUBE 11 February 1771 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Gregoire OUELLET married

Rosalie AUTIN-- Date: 7 January 1765 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie AUTIN was the child of Joseph AUTIN and Félicité MIVILLE

Children of Gregoire OUELLET and Rosalie AUTIN:

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Gregoire OUELLET and Marie-Geneviève BERUBE 16 August 1740 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET was born 22 October 1741, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1746 Birth of Child
Francois OUELLETTE was born February 7, 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Gregoire OUELLET and Marie-Josephte EMOND 22 November 1751 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Geneviève BERUBE died 3 June 1751, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Catherine-Madeleine OUELLET was born 28 January 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte EMOND died 28 January 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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 / Partner
Gregoire OUELLET and Rosalie AUTIN 7 January 1765 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste OUELLET married 12 February 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN

1770 Marriage of Child
Francois OUELLETTE married 19 November 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Angelique BOUCHER

1771 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Madeleine OUELLET married 11 February 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Charles-Felix BERUBE

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.