Jean-Francois OUELLET

(b. 15 March 1733 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 January 1781 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Jean-Francois OUELLET was born 15 March 1733 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Francois OUELLET was the child of Alexis OUELLET and Catherine MOREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin-René OUELLET and Angélique LEBEL (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MOREAU and Marie-Anne RODRIGUE

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

Jean-Francois married Anne DUMONT dite GUERET 2 January 1755 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Anne DUMONT dite GUERET was born 13 November 1734 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Anne was the child of Jacques GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Geneviève LEVASSEUR.

Jean-Francois OUELLET died 20 January 1781 in Québec Province, Canada.

m. Dumont Anne

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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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Family and Children of Jean-Francois OUELLET

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Jean-Francois OUELLET married

Anne DUMONT dite GUERET-- Date: 2 January 1755 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Anne DUMONT dite GUERET was the child of Jacques GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Geneviève LEVASSEUR

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Children of Jean-Francois OUELLET and Anne DUMONT dite GUERET:

Jean-Marie OUELLET (b.11 October 1755, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Julie ALBERT 4 February 1788 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Genevieve OUELLET (b.7 February 1762, Kamouraska, Canada d. 23 November 1832, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Marie-Anne OUELLET (b.17 October 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 April 1792, , Québec Province, Canada )

Jean-Francois OUELLET (b.2 February 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Louis OUELLET (b.4 April 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Rose OUELLET (b.December 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 May 1862, , Québec Province, Canada )

Alexandre OUELLET (b.20 May 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre OUELLET (b.28 October 1771, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie OUELLET (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marguerite OUELLET (b.6 June 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste-Amable OUELLET (b.16 August 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 April 1864, Kamouraska, Canada East )

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1733 Birth
15 March 1733
Québec Province, Canada

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois OUELLET and Anne DUMONT dite GUERET 2 January 1755 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 21 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie OUELLET was born 11 October 1755, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Francois was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Genevieve OUELLET was born 7 February 1762, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Francois was 28 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne OUELLET was born 17 October 1763, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Francois was 30 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois OUELLET was born 2 February 1766, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Francois was 32 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis OUELLET was born 4 April 1768, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Francois was 35 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose OUELLET was born December 1768, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Francois was 35 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Alexandre OUELLET was born 20 May 1770, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Francois was 37 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre OUELLET was born 28 October 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Francois was 38 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite OUELLET was born 6 June 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Francois was 43 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Amable OUELLET was born 16 August 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Francois was 46 years old.