Jacques OUELLET

(b. 19 May 1709 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 15 June 1797 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Jacques OUELLET was born 19 May 1709 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jacques OUELLET was the child of Gregoire OUELLET and Anne-Josephe LIZOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) René HOÛALLET (OUELLET) and Anne RIVET (maternal) Guillaume LIZOTTE (LIZOT) and Anne PELLETIER

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

Jacques married Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE 19 January 1739 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE was born 15 January 1718 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte died 2 April 1749 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie GAGNON.

Jacques married (2) Marie-Charlotte LEBEL 24 August 1750 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte LEBEL was born 3 March 1714 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Charlotte died 4 April 1790 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph LEBEL and Marie-Catherine BOUTIN dite LABONTÉ.

Jacques OUELLET died 15 June 1797 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.

m. Lebel Marie-Charlotte
m. St-Pierre Marie-Josephte

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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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Jacques OUELLET married

Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE-- Date: 19 January 1739 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE and Marie GAGNON

Children of Jacques OUELLET and Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE:

Marie-Josephe OUELLET (b.20 November 1740, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1826, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph BOUCHARD 2 February 1761 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Ferdinand OUELLET (b.11 July 1747, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1806, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Reine MORNEAU 9 November 1772 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jacques OUELLET married

Marie-Charlotte LEBEL-- Date: 24 August 1750 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte LEBEL was the child of Joseph LEBEL and Marie-Catherine BOUTIN dite LABONTÉ

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1709 Birth
19 May 1709
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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jacques OUELLET and Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE 19 January 1739, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe OUELLET was born 20 November 1740, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 31 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Pierre-Ferdinand OUELLET was born 11 July 1747, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 38 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE died 2 April 1749, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jacques OUELLET and Marie-Charlotte LEBEL 24 August 1750, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 41 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe OUELLET married 2 February 1761, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOUCHARD

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Ferdinand OUELLET married 9 November 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Reine MORNEAU

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.