Marie-Madeleine OUELLET

(b. 31 August 1734 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1789 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine OUELLET was born 31 August 1734 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine OUELLET was the child of Joseph OUELLET and Madeleine MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL (maternal) Pierre MICHAUD and Madeleine THIBODEAU

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

Marie-Madeleine married Joseph GAGNON 1 February 1751 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph GAGNON was born 3 November 1720 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Joseph died 4 April 1768 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Joseph was the child of Jean GAGNON and Geneviève GAMACHE.

Marie-Madeleine OUELLET died 18 July 1789 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Dube Jean-Francois
m. Gagnon Joseph

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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-Madeleine OUELLET married

Joseph GAGNON-- Date: 1 February 1751 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Joseph GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Geneviève GAMACHE

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine OUELLET:

Marie-Madeleine GAGNON (b.22 April 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1836, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine LEVESQUE 7 February 1774 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Toussaint GAGNON (b.23 July 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1819, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DUBE 7 January 1782 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1734 Birth
31 August 1734
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine OUELLET and Joseph GAGNON 1 February 1751, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 16 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAGNON was born 22 April 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 18 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph-Toussaint GAGNON was born 23 July 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 22 years old.

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph GAGNON died 4 April 1768, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAGNON married 7 February 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Antoine LEVESQUE

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.