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Mgr Jean-Paul Gélinas, heraldist

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General information

Our association was incorporated on August 24th, 1966, has almost five hundred members and its aspirations are to:
·    Regroup and unite the greatest number of descendants, direct or by alliance, of our common ancestor, René Hoûallet (Ouellet-te), into a permanent association.
·    Promote family demonstrations or others in honour of the common ancestor for one or many of his deserving descendants (centenaries, tercentenaries, of parishes, of groups, golden anniversary, etc…)
·    Maintain the commemorative monument, erected by means of subscriptions at the rural Sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Fatima, at La Pocatière, as well as the adjacent lot.
·    Publish a periodical magazine for our Association bearing the name “LE HOUALLET” that will be sent free to all members who have maintained their membership in order. This magazine will publish genealogical, historic and patriotic questions susceptible of interesting the members, the students and the general public and to promote the cultural life in our midst.
·    Organize the celebration of a mass, each year, at the Sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Fatima or elsewhere, for the deceased members.
·    Promote cultural exchanges of information and documentation with similar associations or analogous societies.
·    Develop mutual assistance among members and, when possible, to come to the aid of certain charitable organizations.

Message from the President

Dear cousins Ouellet and Ouellette,
What an intense joy I felt following the magnificent feast that grouped, on September 5th, 1999 at Kamouraska, more than one hundred and thirty Ouellet-te from heart or blood!
What happiness it was to see the old members and what a pleasure it was to discover new faces! That day of gathering was, as I had wished, a magical moment full of human contact and recognition towards our predecessors who proudly transmitted us their name!
Let’s take advantage of the cold days of fall and winter and of the wonderful time of the Holidays to rejoin ours, young and old, in order to warm our hearts with their exciting stories! In discovering the dreams of some and the souvenirs of others we learn to love them. Our ancestors also had their dreams and souvenirs. All their lives, they applied themselves to expand our country more each day, by giving a little of their own life to each child and by working the soil to feed them. In order to give History its full flavor, lets resuscitate the characters and lets recreate the atmosphere of the time, lets make them live their dramas and joys under our eye. By listening to and contemplating them in their familiar surroundings, we discover their sentiments and emotions, we enter into the secret of the beginnings of a country in progress.
The consoling sheaf of doings and actions of our ancestors teach us that our origins are worthy of all our admiration. “It is a duty to know the history of our country”. We must render this just homage to our ancestors who sprayed it with their perspiration and blood; it is important to take possession of their ancient glory, common heritage of the rich and poor; we must finally instruct ourselves for the future, and learn by which virtues a nation subsists and grows. Let the indifferent walk on the grave of a man, on the threshold of a cathedral, and let him go, without regret, to search far, from his native country, an easier life. A man with heart knows that the fruit of work and of courage is around him. His life is laborious; but much harder was the life of his ancestors. Humble worker, he brings his valour to their age-old works, and during his leisure activities, it is with the stories of the past that he quenches his virtue. The house of his fathers, his church, his village, the homeland everything brightens up of souvenirs, of noble thoughts, like a soul that speaks to his.”
Lets try to wake up the history of the country and of its personages who built it little by little along the years. A strong life animates and unifies these pages of the past. It is the life in former times, one of the good old times in this country.
Merry Christmas! Happy new year and the paradise at the end of your days!

Rapport de la présidente(1997-1998)

Rapport de la présidente (1998-1999) http://www3.sympatico.ca/jeannine.ouellet/rap99.htm

Rapport de la présidente (1999-2000)http://www3.sympatico.ca/jeannine.ouellet/rap00.htm

Report of the president

Report of  the1997 gathering
The assembly took place in Trois-Pistoles on August 31st at L’Arc-en-Ciel School under the honorary presidency of Mr. Richard Ouellet, mayor of Saint-Simon.
The 31st gathering in Trois-Pistoles, a grand success!
Following the magnificent feast that took place on September 1st at Trois-Pistoles, the members of the Board of Directors of the Association des Ouellet-te d’Amérique, wish to thank the population of Trois-Pistole for their support, collaboration and their participation in the activities.
More than 200 participants from Québec, New-Brunswick, Ontario, Maine and Massachusetts attended the 31st gathering of the association among them Jérémy, 2 years old, and Adélaide 89 years old. Also a number of them of which Mgr Gilles Ouellet, retired in Trois-Pistole and Mr. Gilles Ouellet from Rimouski, who were at their first gathering 13 years ago, at the Oratory St Joseph in Montréal.
Throughout the years except at the end of the years 1970, the sun inevitably, was there. The day went very well under the honorary president Mr. Richard Ouellet, mayor of Saint-Siméon. Mr. Francis Ouellet, owner of the restaurant Le Gondolier and his personnel, served an excellent meal. Jeannine, the association president, narrated the presence of the Ouellet at Trois-Pistole. In 1804, François Ouellet and Françoise D'Amours, in 1822, Céleste Ouellet and François Saucier and in 1823 Victoire Ouellet and Henri Saint-Pierre. A great-great-great grandchild of the ancestor René Hoûallet, notary Jos Ouellet was the first notary of Trois-Pistole in 1816 and he practiced his profession until 1865, a total of 49 years. His great-great grandchild Madeleine married Thomas Ouellet in 1966 at Saint-Guy of Rimouski. In commemoration of this gathering, the Association Ouellet-te of America, placed a plaque at the Notary's house, erected in 1842 and that has become a centre of art and craft. Notary Hervé Rousseau lived in the house until 1964. The centre is opened every day from June to October and the entrance is free.
Twenty lucky participants were able to go home with various prizes drawn after the meal. About forty participants boarded a bus to visit the tourist attractions of Trois?Pistole including the area used for the filming of the popular serial Bouscotte, on Radio Canada.
 During the annual general assembly the following members were re-elected or elected, they were: President Jeannine Ouellet from Rivière-du-Loup, Vice-president Pauline Huot-Ouellet from Saint-Pacôme, Director General Alphonse Ouellet from Lévis, administratrice Victoire Ouellet-Fortier from Saint-Romain, administrator Lionel Ouellet from Paint-Pascal, administrator Richard Ouellette from Sherbrooke, administrator Florent Ouellet from Lévis.
The members of the Club des 100 attended a meeting with Jeannine the president and Réjean Ouellette responsible for the Club, to discuss, promote and develop means of attracting 100 members to subscribe $100.00 each. These funds would be used solely to create a reserve for the development of special projects:
·    to continue to develop the site Internet
·    write the history of the Ouellet-te
·    publish a family dictionary
·    computerize the secretariat, the bulletin and the accounting.
The day finished at the fifth historic church of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges of Trois?Pistole inaugurated in 1888 and erected in accordance with the exterior plans of architect David Ouellet and the interior plans of architect Joseph-Pierre Ouellet. Monsignor Gilles Ouellet, cardinal of Rimouski, and father Gérald Ouellette, curate of Granby and moral counsellor of the Association, celebrated the mass. The music and melodious hymns aroused strong emotions that accompanied this moment of homage to the ancestors. Monsignor Ouellet said that he was agreeably surprised by so much meditation at the end of that marvellous day.
There is no doubt that the souvenir of this gathering will remain engraved in the memory of the participants.

A true portrait of the Association of the Ouellet-te in 1997

Since its foundation in 1966, our association recruited through the years, about 3000 members. Actually we are about 500 loyal members of which 400 renew, their membership to our family association. One hundred are life members.
Our members come from three continents: America, Europe and Africa. The majority come from North America from six Canadian provinces ( Québec, Ontario, Alberta,, Manitoba, New-Brunswick and Nova-Scotia) and from twelve American states (Maine, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire, California, Alabama, New-York, Ohio, Arizona, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Michigan).
Sixty seven percent (67%) bear the name of “Ouellet”, twenty one percent (21%) the name “Ouellette” eleven percent (11%) are identified by another patronymic, one is called “Willette” in Ohio and one other “Houalet” in France.
Fifty six percent (56%) are men, thirty seven percent (37%) are women and seven percent (7%) are associations, library or university.
As member of our association, we have three bishops, thirteen nuns, four priests, two brothers, one father six doctors and one lawyer.

 
 Un portrait fidèle de l'Association des Ouellet-te en 2003

Actuellement, nous sommes plus de 400 membres. Plus d'u ne centaine d'entre nous sommes membres à vie. Nos membres habitent deux continents: l'Amérique et l'Europe (Suisse). La très grande majorité provient de l'Amérique du Nord soit de sept provinces canadiennes : Québec (334), Nouveau-Brunswick (17), Nouvelle-Écosse (1), Ontario (15), Manitoba (2), Alberta (10), et Colombie-Britannique(1) ) et de quatorze états américains ( Maine (4), Massachusetts (7), New Hampshire (4), Californie (7), Alabama (1), New York (1), Ohio (1), Connecticut (4), Floride (1), Maryland (1), Minnesota (1), Pennsylvanie (1), Wisconsin (1)  et Michigan (1) ).

Nombre de membres par région administrative au Québec:

Bas-Saint-Laurent (93), Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (6), Capitale nationale (62), Mauricie (11), Estrie (16), Montréal (41), Outaouais (5), Abitibi-Témiscamingue (1), Côte-Nord (3), Nord-du-Québec (1), Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine (12), Chaudière-Appalache (21), Laval (5), Lanaudière (13), Laurentides (12), Montérégie (24), Centre-du-Québec (8).

The Ouellet-te in France : http://www3.sympatico.ca/jeannine.ouellet/ouellet.htm)


The ancestor René Hoûallet

René Hoûallet was born in Paris, Île-de-France, after June 1st, 1639. He was baptized in Saint Jacques du Haut-Pas church, next to the Jardins de Luxembourg that Joe Dassin sang so well. On June 1st, 1639, his parents, François Hoûallet et Élisabeth (Isabelle) Barré (who was born in the bourg (village) de Beaupere, Diocese of Luçon) lived on rue des Ursins in the parish of Saint Landry, Paris. François is then assistant to the five large farms of France, meaning General Controller of the finances of the kingdom of France. The five big farms were the territories of the financial provincial administrative divisions: Bourgogne to Dijon, Provence to Aix, Aquitaine to Bordeaux or Casgogne to Toulouse and Isle-de-France, farm Versailles, to Paris. Later he became Receiver General of the province of Poitou.
 
René arrived in Nouvelle-France around 1663 and he married, in Notre Dame de Québec church March 8th, 1666, Anne Rivet, de Saint-Gervais de Séez, Basse Normandie. She was the widow of Grégoire Hisse, Receiver General of the eighth of Bretagne, she had arrived in the country in 1665 as a “Fille du roi”. Three sons were born and baptized in Sainte-Famille, Ile d’Orléans, Abraham-Joseph, in 1667, Mathurin-René, in 1669 and Grégoire, in 1672.

On the February 6th, 1673, René Hoûallet obtained the concession of the second land east of the parish of Sainte-Famille, a land that he had cultivated for a long time and that he sold sixteen days later to René Couttard. He then rented, the land of Thimothée Roussel and Pierre Soumande, on the Côte de Beaupré. In 1989, a large engraved stone, with an inscription in memory of René Hoûallet, was placed on the land that René Hoûallet cultivated at Sainte-Famille.

Three years after the death of Anne Rivest, in 1678, he leaves his sons with families of friends and goes to cultivate a land of approximately one (1) acre in width and thirty five (35) acres in length, that was granted to him by the Lord of Rivière-Ouelle.

In 1679, he married the widow of Nicholas Lebel, farmer. Thérèse Mignot is the daughter of Jean Mignaux dit Châtillon and of Louise Cloutier. Jean Mignaux was born at Châtillon-les-Bagneux, near Paris; he arrived in Nouvelle-France in1643. He exercised the occupations of soldier, farmer and tailor. Louise Cloutier was born in Saint-Jean de Mortagne, au Perche. She was approximately four years old when she arrived in Nouvelle France in 1634 with her parents, Zacharie Cloutier and Xaintes Dupont, and her brothers and sisters.

Thérèse Mignot was the mother of four children, Jean, Nicolas, Angélique et Joseph Lebel and heiress of a land of approximately half an acre in width in Sainte-Anne of the Grande-Anse (La Pocatière). Eight children were born from this marriage: Marie-Thérèse in 1679, Joseph in 1680, Marie-Françoise in 1682, Sébastien in 1685, Marie-Anne in 1687, Angélique- Marguerite in 1690, François in 1693, et Marie in 1696.

In 1690, René and his four sons joined with the local inhabitants to prevent Phipps and his Bostonnians from landing in Rivière-Ouelle. This historical event elevated them to the status of heroes with thirty-four other inhabitants of the area. On August 10th, 1997 a commemorative plaque was placed on a stone near the entrance of the Rivière-Ouellet cemetery, on the occasion of the festivities for the 325th anniversary.

Riddled with debts, our ancestor Hoûallet had to sell part of his land in Rivière-Ouelle. In 1721, while living at Saint-Rock des Aulnaies with his son Abraham-Joseph, he prepared his testament, leaguing, to the parish of Sainte-Anne, a piece of land where the future church could be erected. In 1966, on that piece of land, his descendants Ouellet-te erected a monument in his memory and that of his spouses and children.
 

Bibliography: OUELLET, JEANNINE, Une famille du Bas-du-Fleuve se raconte... Des Ouellet et des Lavoie... Plus de trois cents ans d'histoire ,1988, 1108 pages.

(For information about this book)

Pour découvrir Paris:
http://photos.mappy.com/x/voila3/home_paris.htm  

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Vous pouvez aussi voir en vue panoramique l'église St-Jacques du Haut-Pas au:
 

http://www.insecula.com/salle/panorama_ME0000067140.html

 

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 Si vous visitez les Catacombes;vous pourrez voir ll'emplacement du dépôt des ossements de la paroisse St-Jacques du Haut-Pas
 
Informations sur les Catacombes au :
http://membres.lycos.fr/houze/

Clik to see here the caricature and the signature of Rene Hoûallet

Dictionary Ouellet,Ouellette, Ouellon,Willet, and Willette  (Sold out)

At the cost of $60.00 it contains 60,000 names and 1,000 pages.

To order a copy, write to:
Association des Ouellet-te d’Amérique
C.P.  5014
La Pocatière (QC) G0R 1Z0 

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43^e RASSEMBLEMENT À RIMOUSKI

 

12 SEPTEMBRE 2009

 

12 h 30 : Accueil à l’Hôtel Gouverneur

13 h 00 : Randonnée touristique

• Principaux sites historiques de la ville de Rimouski, et les environs, et  visite du Musée de la mer

18 h 30 : Soirée à l’Hôtel Gouverneur
 

20 h 30 : Présentation généalogique

21 h 00 : Musique avec :

               Sarah Desjardins

 

13 SEPTEMBRE 2009

10 h 00 : Messe à l’église Saint-Robert-Bellarmin

11 h 00 : Assemblée générale annuelle

12 h 30 : Brunch

16 h 00 : Au revoir !

 

À l’an prochain !

 

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42^e  rassemblement, 6 et 7 septembre 2008 à Québec

Ce 42^e rassemblement s`est tenu  sous la présidence d'honneur de Jay Ouellet  

 



Chiropraticien le jour, Jay Ouellet se métamorphose en astronome et en photographe à la tombée de la nuit. Les noctambules l'ont peut-être croisé alors qu'il déambulait dans les rues et les arrière-cours de Québec, sa ville natale, à la recherche du meilleur point de vue, lui qui collectionne les scènes nocturnes depuis des années. Ces photos sont réunies dans un magnifique ouvrage, Québec : rencontres de nuit, panorama incomparable de la Vieille Capitale dans ses plus beaux atours.

Se passionnant pour l'astronomie depuis l'âge de dix ans, Jay Ouellet a acheté sa première caméra à quinze ans et depuis lors il partage son engouement avec ses amis, les jeunes et le grand public partout au Canada et à l'étranger. En outre, la NASA et de nombreux sites et revues spécialisés (Space 365, Pocket Sky Atlas, Skynews, APOD, Sky & Telescope) ont publié ses photographies.

Jay Ouellet est d'ailleurs le seul Canadien à avoir vu une de ses oeuvres en couverture du prestigieux magazine Astronomy, qui a consacré en novembre 2000 un article à sa technique de photographie de nuit. En avril 2006, sa photo intitulée « Le Sagittaire » a été proclamée l'oeuvre du mois par ce même magazine. Et sa photo « Tango for Two » a même servi d'accessoire dans la série The West Wing (À la Maison Blanche) sur NBC.

Les photographies de Jay Ouellet ont été présentées au public lors d'expositions, notamment en 2003 à la salle Albert-Rousseau. Québec: rencontres de nuit est son premier ouvrage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

41^e RASSEMBLEMENT ANNUEL

 

HORAIRE PRÉVU POUR LE SAMEDI

8 SEPTEMBRE 2007

12 h 30 : Accueil à l’Hôtel-Motel Complexe 232, 205, Chemin des Poirier, Montmagny

Direction :

De l’autoroute 20, Sortie 376 pour Montmagny Centre ville, direction pour la route 228, tournez à gauche sur le Chemin des Poirier.

Vous arrivez à l’Hôtel-Motel Complexe 232

13 h 00 : Randonnée touristique:

Visite du Moulin Ouellet, de la Cidrerie La Pomme du St-Laurent. du Musée de l’accordéon et d’un lieu historique national du Canada (LHNC) la Maison Sir Étienne-Paschal-Taché

18 h 30 : Souper et soirée au Resto L’Entre Gens, 

               (même adresse que le complexe)

20 h 30 : Présentation généalogique

21 h 00 : Spectacle avec Mario Boucher,    accordéoniste chanteur et 2 guitaristes

Talents d’amateurs

 

HORAIRE PRÉVU POUR LE DIMANCHE

9 SEPTEMBRE 2007

09 h 00 : Accueil à l’Hôtel-Motel Complexe 232

09 h 30 : Messe à l’église Saint-Thomas célébrée par l’abbé Daniel Ouellet, curé des paroisses Saint-Thomas et Saint-Mathieu.

10 h 30 : Assemblée générale annuelle

12 h 15 : Vin d’honneur au Resto L’Entre Gens

12 h 30 : Brunch

16 h 00 : Au revoir!

 

Réservations

Banquet : samedi 8 septembre 2007

Avant le 15 août Adultes : 26,00 $ par personne

Après le 15 août Adultes : 30,00 $ par personne

Tour de ville : 20,00 $ par personne pour un minimum de 30 personnes.

Brunch : dimanche 9 septembre 2007

      Avant le 15 août Adultes : 18,00 $ par personne

      Après le 15 août Adultes :      20,00 $ par personne

 

12 ANS ET MOINS 

      Banquet : 15,00 $  

      Tour de ville : 15,00 $

      Brunch : 10,00 $

 

S.v.p., réservez avant le 15 août 2007 en remplissant le coupon-réponse.

Faites parvenir votre chèque à :

Association des Ouellet-te d’Amérique

C.P. 5014

     La Pocatière, QC  G0R 1Z0

 

Informations

Bernard Ouellette (450) 537-3530

Jeannine Ouellet (418) 862-2052

Courriel jeannine.ouellet@sympatico.ca

Yvon Ouellet (819) 770-0366

     Courriel : ouellety@sympatico.ca


 

40^e  rassemblement, 9 et 10 septembre 2006

Collège de Saint-Anne-de-La-Pocatière La Pocatière (Québec), fondé en 1827.

Sous la présidence d'honneur de l'abbé Jean-Baptiste Ouellet

 Le samedi 9 septembre 2006

 Randonnée touristique La Pocatière, Rivière-Ouelle, Saint-Pacôme, etc,

Sites à voir ou à visiter : Institut de technologie agricole (ITA), usine Bombardier, Chapelle du Haut-Sainte-Anne (lieu de sépulture de René Hoûallet), visite de la seigneurie des Aulnaies, Fatima (terre de l'ancêtre sur laquelle a été posé le monument à la mémoire de René Hoûallet, ses deux épouses, ses enfants), cimetière de Rivière-Ouelle (monument érigé à la mémoire de René Hoûallet) et environs de l'église (plaque rappelant les héros ayant combattu les Bostonnais en 1690), visite de l'usine de fabrication du Pacômois (vin à base de fruits, créés par des Ouellet, à Saint-Pacôme), Ferme Germain et Denis Ouellet (Chemin Ouellet). 

Banquet et soirée 

Le dimanche 10 septembre 2006

 Assemblée générale

Messe célébrée au collège Sainte-Anne par l’abbé Jean-Baptiste Ouellet

 Brunch

39e rassemblement en 2005
Saint-Eustache et à Laval 
les 10 et 11 septembre 2005
 
Présidente d’honneur du  rassemblement: Madeleine Ouellette Michalska
http://www.litterature.org/detailauteur.asp?numero=357
http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/692.html
 
Compte rendu du rassemblement de 2005

Samedi 10 septembre:
- visite de Saint-Eustache, banquet et soirée d'amateurs à la cabane à sucre Lalande, 862, Montée Laurin(La plus vieille cabane à sucre du Québec).
 
Dimanche, 11 septembre:
- Messe à l'église Saint-Martin
- Brunch et assemblée générale annuelle à l'hôtel Sheraton, Laval.
Présidente d'honneur du rassemblement: Mme Madeleine Ouellette Michalska, écrivaine.

 

38e rassemblement en 2004

Rivière-du-Loup les 11 et 12 septembre 2004
Président d’honneur du  rassemblement: Réal Ouellet
 

Samedi 11 septembre: 
- visite de Rivière-du-Loup, banquet et soirée d'amateurs à l'hôtel Levesque, 171, rue Fraser.
 
Dimanche, 12 septembre: 
- Messe à l'église Saint-Patrice
- Brunch et assemblée générale annuelle à l'hôtel Levesque. 
Président d'honneur du rassemblement: M. Réal Ouellet, professeur de littérature 

à l'Université Laval et auteur de nombreux ouvrages, poète, romancier et nouvelliste.

37e rassemblement en 2003

Samedi 30 août: visite de l'Île d'Orléans, ralliement à La Maison de nos Aïeux, 3907, chemin Royal, Paroisse Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans
Dimanche, 31 août: Assemblée générale annuelle à la Maison Jésus-Ouvrier, 475, boul. Père Lelièvre, Vanier, Québec
Président d'honneur du rassemblement: Mgr Marc Ouellet, archevêque de Québec http://www.diocesequebec.qc.ca/histoire/eveques/mgr_marc_ouellet.htm

THE 36TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
 The 36th annual assembly (1966-2002) was held in Sherbroke on August 31st and September 1st, 2002.
One hundred persons in attendance lived some memorable moments. We are happy to mention the presence of Mrs Marie Suchet 99 years old, who will be celebrating her 100th birthday on February 28th, 2003, Alphie Ouellet and his wife who faithfully attend the annual meetings, and of all the Ouellet-te from various parts of Québec, Ontario, New-Brunswick, Maine, Pennsylvania and the state of New-York.
The day began with the welcoming committee at 9:00 a.m. to receive the participants, followed by a mass at 11:00a.m. which was celebrated by our moral counsellor, Yoland Ouellet o.m.i. from Cap-de-la-Madeleine.
A delicious meal of hot and cold buffet was served which was followed by the general assembly at 1:30 p.m. Later, 40 persons appreciated the tourist and historic tour of Sherbroke, guided by Madeleine Ouellette.
Mr René Ouellet, ex-animator on the Sherbrooke radio was the Honorary President for this reunion.

35TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
This assembly (1996-2001) of the Ouellet-te Association was held in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska on September 2nd, 2001.
One hundred and eighty persons lived these memorable moments. We point out the presences of Mrs Marie Suchet 98 years old, a 5 year old boy from Maine, a lady Willett from the Eastern Township, Alphie Ouellet from Massachusetts who is always present at the annual meetings, and all the Ouellet-te from the majority of the Québec regions.
The program for the day started at 8:30 a.m. with the welcoming committee, followed by a mass at the local parish church at 9:30 a.m. A wine of honour, was offered by the municipality and was served in the presence of Jacques Boucher mayor of the city.
The president of the parish 150th anniversary, invited all participants to attend the festivities, with the inhabitants of Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, in the summer of 2002. A succulent méchoui of pork and beef was served at noon, followed by the general assembly at 1:30 p.m.
More than a hundred participants appreciated the tourist and historic tour that took them to Saint-Alexandre, Saint-André and Saint- Germain.
The Honorary President was Mr. Alphonse Ouellet, Director General and former president of the Association, who is also a native of Saint-Aleaxandre-de-Kamouraska.



 
 
 

34TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

By : Jeannine Ouellet (2168)

The following day of this wonderful reunion, in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, September 3rd, the members of the Board of Directors of the Association des Ouellet-te d’Amérique would like to sincerely thank the priests of Marie Immaculée especially Reverand Yoland Ouellet for his support, his collaboration and his participation in the festivities. This year again, the sun was at the rendez-vous.
More than 160 participants came from all regions of Quebec, from New?Brunswick, from Manitoba, from Massachusetts to attend this 34th reunion of the association. Among them, the youngest member, Marie-Philippe Tremblay, 10 years old from the Côte-Nord and the eldest, Marie Suchet, 97 years old from Montreal. A couple who has been married for 59 years was also present. Special note, Mr. and Mrs. Adrien Ouellet from Saint-Mathieu and all of their children took part of the festivities, a good example to follow. Monsignor Gilles Ouellet of Rimouski also honoured us with his presence. Richard Ouellet of Montreal, author of the Dictionary of the Ouellet-te of  America, encouraged the participant to get their copy of this first edition.
The day went marvellously well under the honorary president Reverend Yoland Ouellet who is also the moral counsellor for our association. A mass in the Basilica, a photo of the participants, a sight-seeing visit, an excellent meal served the Maison de la Madone, and the annual general assembly were all moments of great joy. A draw of door prices (money, a magnificent tablecloth waved by Victoire and a book written by Jeannine, etc.) also caused very emotional moments. We were also able to admire the icons made by Lise Ouellet. Another Ouellet, Thérèse Ouellet, wife of Ernest member of the Advisory Committee, published a poetry book entitled “Rêve du soir”. On page 89, the poem entitled “Sol ancestral” was inspired by the Ouellet family.
The president remembered the presence of the first Ouellet to come to the region, west of Trois-Rivières at Yamachiche in 1803, in Maskinongé in 1753, at l’Assomption in 1756 and more to the east, at Deschambault in 1790. The Notre-Dame-du-Cap basilica was the work of art of André Ouellet, architect and also coordinator from Beauport, cousin of my mother, architect and engineer also from Beauport. The stoups were done by Rejoin Ouellette of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, member of the Advisory Committee.
Since its foundation, the following are already members of the Club des 100: Monique (2491), Rose-de-Lima (1301), Thérèse (898), Gérald (2432), Réjean (1870), Rosaire (1315), Roger(999), Ernest (819), Raoul (159) and myself,eannine (2168), Alphonse (1652), Richard (2567), Roger ( 2577), Yvon (2610), Ferdinand (1881) Three new members were welcomed into the club: Roger(2637) de Saint-Raymond, Guy (2507) de Grand Saconnex, Suisse et Julien, d’Amqui. Thank you for your generosity and our sincere congratulations for joining the Club des 100.
 The following were elected or re-elected at the Board of Directors during the general assembly: Jeannine Ouellet from Rivière-du-Loup, Victoire Ouellet of Saint-Romain, Micheline Larose-Ouellet of Montreal, Alphonse Ouellet, general manager of Lévis, Ferdinand Ouellet of Saint-Roch-des-Aulmaies, Richard Ouellette of Saint-Élie d’Orford, Florent Ouellet of Lévis, Richard Ouellet of Montreal and Bernard Ouellette of Saint-Andréd’Argenteuil.
 This memorable day will once again be written in the annals of the Association des Ouellet-te d’Amérique. There is no doubt that the memory of this day will remain for a long time in the heart of the participants.


                                   
 
 

Report of the 1998 gathering
The assembly took place in Granby on September 6th under the honorary presidency of Gérald Ouellette, parish priest of Saint-Joseph of Granby and moral counsellor of the Association.

32ND GATHERING OF THE OUELLET-TE, A HAPPY ENCOUNTER by Jeannine Ouellet (2168), president
Following the magnificent feast that took place at Granby on September 6th, 1998, the members of the Board of Directors want to sincerely thank the population of Granby for their support, their efficient collaboration and their participation in the festivities. We counted around 130 attendants from many regions of Québec, New Brunswick and Maine at the gathering, among them the youngest members David 12 years old and Pascal 15 years old, both nephew and godchild of the President. The oldest attendant was Marie Suchet, 95 years of age, from Montreal, a radiant and admirable woman. This year again, the sun was shining down on us.
The day unwound under the honorary  president father Gérald Ouellette, parish priest of Saint Joseph, in Granby and also moral counsellor of the Association. A succulent meal was served with professionalism by J. D. Inc. a caterer from Granby. Father Gérald spoke of his researches relating to our ancestor René Hoûallet and of the Hoûallet living in France, during his stays there.
The president Jeannine narrated the presence of the Ouellet in Granby which means “large village” or “large town”, which was founded in 1859. It is the 4th most important city of the “Montéregie”. The first inhabitants, three brothers from New Hampshire arrived in early 1800. The village was baptized Frost Village in their honour. In 1863, of the 700 inhabitants, 277 were French Canadians. It appears that the name “Granbyen” was attributed to the local population, by Maurice Chevalier during a show he gave in 1950.
The city once bore the nickname of Princess of Estrie / Eastern regions and city of parks because of the sustained attention the municipal authorities take to keep the greenery and beauty of the landscape. Granby is part of the MRC of Haut-Yamaska and of the electoral circumscription of Saint-Hyacinthe.
Following the meal, a draw of a few prizes took place. Then about forty Ouellet-te boarded a bus to visit and admire the tourist attractions of Granby, city of parks and fountains.
Since the onset of the Club des 100, the following members have joined: Monique (2491, Rose-de-Lima (1301), Thérèse (898), Gérald (1870), Rosaire (1315), Roger (999), Ernest (819), Raoul (159), and myself Jeannine (2168). The responsible of  the Club des 100, Florent Ouellet from Lévis, awarded certificates to three new members, they are: Alphonse (1652), Richard (2567), Roger (2577) Thank you all for your generous support and sincere congratulations for your support to the Club des 100.
During the annual general assembly the following were re-elected or elected to the Board of Directors: Jeannine Ouellet from Rivière-du-Loup, Gisèle Ouellet from La Pocatière, Victoire Ouellet-Fortier from Saint-Romain, Alphonse Ouellet, director general, from Lévis, Richard Ouellette from Saint-Élie d’Orford, Florent Ouellet form Lévis, Jeanne-Mance Ouiellet-Gauthier from Valleyfield, Micheline Larose-Ouellet from Montréal-Nord,and Gérald Ouellet from Beloeil. Last but not least, a mass was celebrated as a token of our gratitude and to honour our ancestors at the Saint-Joseph church of Granby, by Gérald Ouellete. This memorable day will be inscribed in the annals of the Association des Ouellet-te d’Amérique.
A pleasant souvenir of this gathering will no doubt remain in the memory of all the participants.

Report of the 1999 gathering
The assembly took place the September 5th, at Kamouraska under the honorary president  Ernest Ouellet former mayor of Saint-Pascal-de -Kamouraska and former president of the Association.

 

33rd OUELLET-TE GATHERING, A HAPPY MEETING!

by Jeannine Ouellet (2168) president (1996-2000)

Following the magnificent feast that took place at Kamouraska, September 5th, the members of the Board of Directors, want to sincerely thank the population of Kamouraska for their support, their efficient collaboration and their participation in the festivities. We wish to thank particularly, Mrs. Magdeleine Michaud Bossé who was with us the whole day. We counted around 130 attendants from many regions of Québec, New Brunswick and Maine at the gathering, among them, the youngest members David 12 years old and Pascal 15 years old, both nephew and godchild of the President. The oldest attendant was Marie Suchet, 96 years of age from Montreal, Monette Ouellet and Emile Briand from La Pocatière, celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, were also present.
The sun was shining its brilliance on us, this year again. The day took place under the honorary president M. Ernest Ouellet, former mayor of St Pascal de Kamouraska and former president of the Association for 5 consecutive years.
The reception at the Centre Communautaire, situated south of the Church, begins at 9 a.m., followed by a mass at the local parish church at 10 a.m. Back at the Centre communautaire, a wine was served to the participants. An auction was for the souls was organized especially for the occasion. A surprise awaited: the visit of Lord Aubert-de-la-Chesnaye and his spouse. They offered, to the President, a plaque bearing the impression of the text for the concession of the land to Mathurin René Hoûallet in 1695.
The Lord was well personified by M. Guy Drapeau director of the ancient Palais de justice. At noon, a succulent meal was served by Michel Lavoie caterer and owner of  Au palais fint. Our moral counsellor, Father Gérald Ouellet, parish priest of Saint Joseph de Granby, led us in singing the grace, with his well known joviality. During the buffet, the president Jeannine, gave a few historical notes of Kamouraska that are resumed here:
“It was towards the end of the XVIIth century that the name Kamouraska appeared in the Québec history, with the concession, in 1674 of the domain of Kamouraska to Olivier Morel de la Durantaye, a nobleman in the colony since 1655 and commandant of one of six companies of marine corps, then stationed in Québec. He owned and was already running the domain of the Durentaye situated between the domains Beaumont and Bellechasse. Many different spelling were found and the most common were Camouraska, Cap Mouraska, Kamourascheka. In 1681, there were only one inhabitant in Kamouraska, not a true farmer since the zoning was not yet done, but more or less a fisherman, or a hunter, a smuggler, or who knows, the pioneer of tourism. In 1703, there were approximately twenty families on the thirty three franchise holders who had obtained their land from Lord Charles-Aubert-de-la-Chenaye. Kamouraska meaning “There is some bulrush on the shores of the river” became a religious parish in 1709. The first and the second church will be erected in the historic place “Le Berceau”. In 1791 the church was built on its present location.
Between 1694 and 1712, thirty-six concessions were granted. Mathurin René Houâllet, farmer of Rivière-Ouelle, is the third to obtain a land situated south west of the last brook of little Kamouraska, the same day as his neighbour Mathurin Dubé. In 1713, steward Bégon forced Mathurin Ouellet to pay rent for the pews he occupies in church, failing this the pews could be removed. Mathurin died between  August 1st,1717 and February 7th, 1719.
In 1723, his son Augustin Ouallet was living on the second farm east of the road leading to the village St-Germain The same year, the widow Mathurin Oûallet is also the owner of a land of eight acres in width. Her third neighbour west is her son Fançois Oûallet who owns a land of about four acres.
Thérèse Mignot dit Châtillon, second wife of René Hoûallet is buried in Kamouraska December 5th, 1728.
In 1733, of fifty families in Kamouraska, six bear the name Ouellet, they are those of François, Alexis, Jean, Augustin, Joseph, and François. Unfortunately, due to the disappearance of the original records, the first act is dated July 8, 1727.
From 1732 to 1984 (252 years), 179 marriages of man bearing the patronymic Ouellet and 166 marriages of woman bearing the name of Ouellet, were celebrated. Ten marriages united two spouses Ouellet. Nine generations of Ouellet have resided in Kamouraska. Seven members of Ouellet families have acted as church councillors from 1723 to 1887. Some Ouellet still live in Kamouraska.
In 1813, Joseph Bouchette, evaluator of land, declares that Kamouraska is famous for its healthy climate. Sixty years later, Arthur Buies journalist, affirms that to go to the salt water means going to Kamouraska. This year, the residents of Kamouraska celebrated the 325th year of existence of their domain.

Florent Ouellet from Levis, responsible for the Club des 100 ( $100.00 donation) presented honour certificates to three new members:, : Adrien from Saint-Mathieu 468), Yvon from Hull (2610) and Fernand from Saint-Rock des Aulnais (1881). The following are already members since the foundation of the club. They are: Monique (2491), Rose-de-Lima (1301), Thérèse (898), Gérald (2432), Réjean (1870), Rosaire (1315), Roger (999), Ernest (819), Alphonse (1652), Richard (2567), Roger (2577), and myself Jeannine (2168). Thank you all for your generosity and congratulations for your support to this club.
Our Association has finally successfully launched a much expected first edition of its dictionary of Ouellet-te, Ouellon et Willets. The author, Richard Ouellet from Montréal presented the fruit of his work, done in collaboration with Richard Ouellet (2567) from Saint-Élie d’Orford, with information collected from various records. The volume holds a total of 59 970 first names. At the end of the meal, a raffle was held for a few gifts of presence.
The following members were re-elected or elected during the general annual assembly: Victoire Ouellet-Fortier from Saint- Romain, Alphonse Ouellet, director general, from Lévis, Richard Ouellette from Saint-Élie d’Orford, Florent Ouellet from Lévis, and Ferdinand Ouellet form Saint-Rock des Aulnaies. All were previously named to the Board of Directors, except the latter.
The following were elected the previous year, Jeannine Ouellet from Rivière-du-Loup, Gisèle Ouellet from La Pocatière, Micheline Larose-Ouellet from Montréal North, Gérald Ouellette from Beloeil. Congratulations to all. Eighty eight members boarded two buses for a visit of seven parishes of the domain of Kamouraska.
This memorable day will once more be recorded in the annals of the Association des Ouellet-te d’Amerique. Without a doubt, the souvenir of this gathering will remain, a long in time, in the memory of the participants.

14th National congress of Bourges

From the 8 to May 11, 1997, was held in Bourges, in France, the 14th national congress of genealogy. Our president, Jeannine Ouellet was present there.

I had the immense joy of assisting in XIVe Congrès national of genealogy, in Bourges, sovereign city of 80 000 inhabitants, to two hundred trente-cinq kilometers in the south of Paris, in full heart of France. More than thousand congressmen of which a hundred and ten québécois took part in the various activities envisaged with the program. Among them, were present Esther Taillon and Guy Saint-Hilaire, president and vice-president of the québécoise Federation of the companies of genealogy, Rénald Lessard, of the Public records, Gerard Bouchard, Hubert Charbonneau, Denis Beauregard, Jacques-Yvan Morin, Aurélien Boivin, Marcel Fournier... Quebec had been the guest of honor for the first time for twenty-eight years.Were present : la Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie, les Archives nationales, l'Association Québec-France et France-Québec, la Fédération des familles-souches et la Société généalogique canadienne-française.

The topic of the congress: " the tree and the book ", the tree, being the symbol of the genealogy and the source of communication by the production of paper and the book, remayning the principal information carrier in spite of the technological developments of communication. In the program, appeared of the conferences, workshops and communications. Seventy stands of various genealogical associations, with professionals working in all the fields related to the genealogy. Our lecturers québécois dealt with " the French-speaking genealogy on Internet ", " the evolution of the genealogy in Quebec ", " the old and current population of Quebec ", " the toponymy of Quebec, a geographical genealogy ", " the bank computerized (parchment) on the notarial acts of Quebec and France ", " an immigration ignored, false salt makers in News-France ", " the French origin of Québécois ", " Maria Chapdelaine of Louis Hémon through the files ". Among the topics approached by our French cousins, one retains: the republican calendar, the drafting and publication of a family monograph, onomastics, the heraldic one, genetics, popular speech, search in Paris and in France, various information on the genealogy in certain countries of Europe, Africa and America and in some French areas... Among the exposures, we could admire that presented by the Company of genealogy of the Cantons of the east " the genealogy to Quebec ".

We were pleasantly invited to various receptions, that of the general Council of Cher for the presidents of the French genealogical circles and the congressmen québécois, that of the mayor to the town hall of Bourges, that of the general Delegate of Quebec in France, Marcel Masse. Were presented a conference concert of Jean Girard and a play in an act of Ernest Doin, one musician, the other author, born in Bourges and died in Montreal. A guided tour of the old town of Bourges made it possible to discover the cathedral Saint-Étienne, the Palate Jacques Coeur, several buildings centenaires with wood sides... through streets with evocative names: Victor Hugo, Molière, Emile Zola, J Rimbault, Parmentier, of the Virtues, of the Green Cage, Carries Yellow, of the Flowered Meadows, Deschamps,, Joyeuse...

Laughing natural which offered already the its coat of greenery and flowers, in all their magnificence, decorated our stay in soft France, mother-fatherland of our ancestors. During three days, Bourges was the center of the World of the Genealogy. The next French genealogical appointment will take place from the 13 to May 16, 1999, in Brittany, in Brest, the city of the sea, under the topic: " Ancestors and Identity ".

SURNAME/ FIRST NAME OF THE ANCESTOR HOÛALLET (HOELET (1666), RENÉ
Surname/first name of ancestor: Hoûallet (Hoelet 1966), René
Surname/first name of his spouse: Rivet, Anne
Date of marriage: 8 March 1666
Area of settlement: Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans.
Patronymics and surnames born to descendants of this couple from 1667 to 1765:
Oylet (1667–1717), Houelet (1669–1749), Houellet (1672–1736), Ouellet (1675–1765), Houallet (1680–1716), Houalet (1691–1765), Hoilet (1689), Ouallet (1690–1760), Ouelet (1705–1765), Oillet (1716–1750), Oilet (1717–1765), Oyllet (1717–1723), Oiellet (1723–1751), Oullet (1730), Ouellette (1732–1754), Oualette (1732–1761), Ouallette (1733), Oualet (1733–1760), Oelet (1734–1735), Ouelle (1734–1759), Ouelett (1736), Houellette (1736), Oellet (1739), Oulle (1740), Houalette (1741–1764), Ouelette (1741–1765), Houailet (1749–1755), Oueslette (1750–1755), Oueslet (1750–1756), Oelete (1752), Ouaillet (1761).

Surname/ first name of ancestor: Hoûallet, René
Surname/first name of his spouse: Migneaux(Mignot), Thérèse
Date of marriage:  February 6th, 1679
Area of settlement: Saine-Anne de la Grande-Anse (La Pocatière)
Patronymics and surnames born to the descendants of this couple from 1679 to 1765:
(1765), Ouellon.
 
We ignore if the following are descendants of the first or second marriage: 1667 to 1765
Oylet (1667–1717), Houelet (1669–1749), Houellet (1672–1736), Ouellet (1675–1765), Houallet (1680–1716), Houalet (1691–1765), Hoilet (1689), Ouallet (1690–1760), Ouelet (1705–1765), Oillet (1716–1750), Oilet (1717–1765), Oyllet (1717–1723), Oiellet (1723–1751), Oullet (1730).

MONUMENTS, STONES AND PLAQUES IN MEMORY OF
RENÉ HOÛALLET

 Monuments, stones and plaques in memory of René Hoûallet
·    Monument erected July 2nd, 1966, on the piece of land donated by will to Sainte-Anne administration. The area is the property of the college and is situated south west on auto-route Jean-Lesage (Rte 132), at the exit leading to Centre town La Pocatière. (actual site of Fatima)
·    Engraved stone, unveiled September 3rd, 1989 on the ancestor's land, 4739, Chemin Royal, 2nd lot east at Sainte-Famille, Isle d'Orléans (Richard Boily's fish farm)
·    Plaque placed on August 10th, 1997 on a stone at the entrance to Rivière-Ouelle cemetery
·    Plaque placed on August 31st, 1997 on the Maison du Notaire, at Trois-Pistoles, in memory of Jos Ouellet, the first notary to practise in Trois-Pistoles from 1816 to 1865.

How to become member

All Ouellet-te, from heart or blood, can become member of the Association Ouellet-te of America at the cost of $20.00 per year or $200.00 for a lifetime membership.
As a member, you receive the magazine “Le Hoûallet” published in March, June,
September and December. It publishes events in the life of the Ouellet-te, alive and deceased

Ouellet-te qui se sont distingués 

Un cardinal :

- M. le Cardinal Marc Ouellet (La Motte, 8 juin 1944), fils de Pierre Ouellet et Graziella Michaud, sulpicien, directeur du grand Séminaire de Montréal, archevêque de Québec (novembre 2002), primat de l’Église catholique au Canada, cardinal (28 septembre 2003). Sa devise d'évêque est «Que tous soient un». :

http://www.diocesequebec.qc.ca/histoire/eveques/mgr_marc_ouellet.htm

 http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/701.html

Un archevêque :

- Mgr Gilles Ouellet (Bromptonville, 14 août 1922-), p. m. é., chancelier de la Prélature (1950-1955), vicaire général du diocèse de Davao, Philippines (1955-1957), supérieur général de la Société des missions étrangères du Québec (1958-1967), directeur des œuvres pontificales missionnaires du Canada (1967-1977), évêque de Gaspé (1968-1973), archevêque de Rimouski (1973-1992), président de la Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada (1977-1979) :

http://www.dioceserimouski.com/ch/mgr7ouellet.html

Un evêque :

- Mgr André Ouellette (Salem, MA, Etats-Unis, 4 février 1913, - 11 octobre 2001), professeur au Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières (1938-1948), supérieur du Grand séminaire de Trois-Rivières (1948-1953), supérieur du Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières (1953-1954), professeur à l’Université Laval (1954-1956), évêque auxilliaire de Mont-Laurier (1956-1965) évêque de Mont-Laurier (1965-1978)

 http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/photos/3224.html

http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/evenements/1715.html

Des architectes :

- David Ouellet (La Malbaie, 1844 - Québec, 1915), fils d’Édouard Ouellet, cultivateur, et de Marie Lebel, sculpteur et architecte, construit et réaménage plus d'une centaine d'églises et de presbytères, plusieurs décors intérieurs, plus d'une dizaine de couvents, en plus de nombreux bâtiments civils dans tout l'Est du Québec.

http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/architecture/biographies_f.htm

- Joseph-Pierre Ouellet (Saint-Fidèle, 1871-1959),  fils de Cyrias Ouellet, un architecte originaire de Kamouraska qui a oeuvré comme entrepreneur général sur la Côte-du-Sud, dans les Cantons de l’Est et dans Charlevoix. Architecte, a conçu les plans de plusieurs églises de sa région d’origine : Charlevoix. Président de l’Association des architectes du Québec, président de l’Institut royal d’architecture du Canada.

 http://www.encyclobec.ca/main.php?docid=65

Des politiciens :

- André Ouellet (St-Pascal-de-Kamouraska, 6 avril 1939), avocat, député du Parti libéral de Papineau (1968-1988), de Papineau/Saint-Michel (1988-1996) à la Chambre des Communes, ministre des Postes (1972-1974), ministre de la Consommation et des Corporations (1974-1976 et 1980-1983), ministre d’État aux Affaires urbaines (1976-1978), ministre des Travaux publics (1983-1984), ministre du Travail (1978 et 1983-1984), ministre d’État au Développement économique régional (1984), ministre des Affaires étrangères (1993-1996), président de la Société canadienne des Postes du Canada (1996-)

http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/971.html

- David Ouellet, homme d’affaires (courtier d’assurances), député du Parti crédit social de Drummond-Arthabaska à la Chambre des Communes (1962-1963)

- Gérard Ouellet, agriculteur, député du Parti ralliement créditiste de Rimouski à la chambre des Communes (1963-1965)

- Jean-Pierre Ouellet, député Madawaska-les-lacs, ministre de la Jeunesse, des sports et des loisirs du Nouveau-Brunswick, ministre responsable de la Francophonie (1974-1978). Ministre des Ressources historiques et culturelles du Nouveau-Brunswick, ministre responsable des affaires nationales et internationales (1978-1984). Ministre de l'Éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick, ministre responsable des affaires intergouvernementales et internationales (1984-1987).

- Joseph-Charles-Ernest, (Sainte-Germaine, 23 décembre 1882 - Sainte-Germaine, 4 janvier 1952), fils de Joseph-Sifroid Ouellet, cultivateur, et de Marie Laflamme, agriculteur, député du Parti libéral de Dorchester à l’Assemblée législative (1917-1930), conseiller du Parti libéral de la division de La Vallière au Conseil législatif du Québec (1930-1935), maire de Sainte-Germaine (1933-1935)

http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/OUELJCE.htm

- Léonce Ouellet (Hébertville, 5 octobre 1916 – Montréal, 15 janvier 2005), fils de Thomas-Louis Ouellet, entrepreneur et hôtelier, et de Laure Boivin, homme d’affaires (hôtelier), député du Parti de l’union nationale de Jonquière-Kénogami à l’Assemblée législative (1956-1960), président fondateur du premier syndicat des employés de bureau d’Alcan à Arvida. (1940-1952).

http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/OUELL.htm

- Pierre Ouellet (Saint-Ulric-de-Matane, 29 juillet 1882 – Baie-Comeau, 23 juillet 1971), fils de David Ouellet, cultivateur, et de Caroline Ross, député du Parti de l’union nationale de Saguenay à l’Assemblée législative (1948-1960).

http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/OUELP.htm

- Adrien Ouellette (Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 9 février 1940), fils d'Arthur Ouellette, contremaître, et de Cécile Fournier, député du Parti québécois de Beauce-Nord à l’Assemblée nationale (1976-1985), maire de Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce (1968-1976), ministre de l’Environnement (1982-1985).

http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/OUELA.htm

- Édouard Ouellette (États-Unis, 6 novembre 1860 – Outremont, 2 février 1931), fils de Guillaume-Joachim Ouellette et de Marguerite Bourgon, agriculteur et homme d’affaires (commerce du bois), député du Parti libéral de Yamaska à l’Assemblée législative (1905-1923), conseiller du Parti libéral de la division de Rigaud au Conseil législatif du Québec (1923-1931).

http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/OUELE.htm

- Jocelyne Ouellette (Hull, 6 avril 1944), fille de Roland Villeneuve, commerçant, et de Thérèse Desjardins, députée du Parti québécois dans Hull en 1976. Ministre des Travaux publics et de l'Approvisionnement dans le cabinet Lévesque du 6 juillet 1977 au 30 avril 1981, déléguée du Québec à Ottawa de 1982 à 1986. Fondatrice de la Société VIJO spécialisée dans la gestion d'entreprises en 1986. Présidente-directrice générale de la Société immobilière du Canada (Mirabel limitée) de 1988 à 1991. Fut nommée commissaire à la Commission fédérale de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié le 19 mai 1989. Conseillère spéciale à l'Agence spatiale canadienne à compter de 1992. Nommée membre du conseil d'administration de la Société des loteries du Québec le 13 mars 1996, puis membre de la Commission municipale du Québec le 17 décembre 1997, fondatrice, en 1994, et présidente de la Fondation Marcelle-Ferron depuis le 5 mars 1998.

http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/o-p/OUELJ.htm

Juges :

- Gilles Ouellet (Val d’Or, 1944), juge au Tribunal de la jeunesse (1980-)

- Albert Ouellette (Montréal, 1927), avocat, juge à la Cour des sessions de la paix (1976-1996).

Des auteurs :

- Fernand Ouellet (Lac-Bouchette, 5 novembre 1926), docteur en histoire, professeur et auteur, récipiendaire du prix David (1967), médaille J.B.-Tyrrell de la Société royale du Canada, prix littéraire du Gouverneur général du Canada (1976). D’abord archiviste, puis brillant historien de réputation internationale, il est reconnu comme l'un des historiens canadiens les plus éminents de la seconde moitié du XX^e siècle. Il s’est mérité plusieurs prix : le Prix David (1968), le Prix John A. Macdonald et le Prix du Gouverneur général du Canada (1977), le titre d'Officier de l'Ordre du Canada (1978) et la prestigieuse bourse de recherche Killam (1993).

http://www.laurentian.ca/president/annhonorary2004_f.php

- Réal Ouellet (Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska), professeur de littérature à l'Université Laval, spécialiste des 17^e et 18^e siècles, fondateur de la revue Études littéraires et directeur de collection au Septentrion et chez Nuit Blanche éditeur.

http://www.instantmeme.com/cgi-bin/scripto2.exe?function=Validation&resultat=992502-

http://www.vrr.ulaval.ca/bd/chercheur/fiche/8057.html

http://www2.biblinat.gouv.qc.ca/rfq/auteurs/013416.htm

- Fernand Ouellette (Montréal, 24 septembre 1930), poète et essayiste, auteur, récipiendaire du prix France-Québec (1967), prix littéraire du Gouverneur général du Canada (1970 qu’il refuse - 1985 et 1987), prix France-Canada (1972), prix de la revue Études françaises (1974), prix Athanase-David (1987), prix Ludger-Duvernay (1994), cofondateur de la revue Liberté (1959) dont il est le rédacteur en chef (1961), membre de la Commission d’enquête sur l’enseignement des arts au Québec (1966-1968), réalisateur d’émissions culturelles à la radio de Radio-Canada, professeur invité de plusieurs universités.

http://www.litterature.org/detailauteur.asp?numero=355

http://www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/recherche/desclaureat.asp?noLaureat=69

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/9/12/p12-295-f.html

- Francine Ouellette (Montréal, 11 mars 1947), romancière, récipiendaire du prix France-Québec (1986), enseignante.

http://www.litterature.org/detailauteur.asp?numero=356

http://www.ratsdebiblio.net/ouellettefrancine.html#lien4

- Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska (Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, 27 mai 1930), institutrice, journaliste puis, romancière, poétesse, essayiste, critique littéraire, récipiendaire du prix littéraire du Gouverneur général du Canada (1981), prix Molson de l’Académie canadienne-française (1984), membre de l’Académie des lettres du Québec.

http://www.litterature.org/detailauteur.asp?numero=357

http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/692.html

http://www.pleinelune.qc.ca/cgi/pl.cgi?auteur=Ouellette-Michalska,Madeleine

Des athlètes :

- Gerard Ouellet (Windsor, ON, 14 août 1934 – Leamington, ON, 25 juin 1975), récipiendaire de la Médaille d’or (carabine position couchée) aux Jeux olympiques de Melbourne, Australie (1956), champion canadien de tir sportif, récipiendaire d’une médaille d’or aux jeux panaméricains (1959), membre de l’équipe olympique en 1968.

- Stéphane Ouellet, champion boxeur, né à Jonquière

http://www.jcl.qc.ca/livres/livre.225.html

Des artistes :

- Jean-René Ouellet, né le 15 octobre 1947, comédien

http://archives.emissions.ca/artisan_1591.html

- Rose Ouellette dite La Poune (Montréal, 1903 - Montréal, septembre 1996), comédienne, auteure, directrice du Théâtre Cartier (1928-1936), directrice du Théâtre National (1936-1953), chevalier de l’ordre national du Québec (1990)

http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/biographies/306.html

- Jean-Sébastien Ouellet, fils de Réjean de Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, né le 30 juin 1970

http://lesoleil.cyberpresse.ca/journal/2004/05/10/arts_et_vie_archives_2003_/01211_la_lecon_de_manon_.php

http://lesoleil.cyberpresse.ca/journal/2004/05/01/arts_et_vie_archives_2003_/01149_le_grand_frisson_de_manon.php

- Antoine Ouellet, musicien

Autres :

René Ouellet, chanoine, fondateur de la Congrégation des Sœurs de Sainte-Marthe

http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/IndexThreeO.PDF

Marie Anne Ouellet, fondatrice des Servantes de Notre-Dame

Damase Ouellet [1826-1908], pionnier de Saint-Damase-de-L’Islet

http://www.histoirequebec.qc.ca/publicat/vol4num2/v4n2_2it.htm

Rose Anna Ouellette née le 7 avril 1890 à Valtétreault, fille de feu de Pierre Ouellette et de Cédelise Bard. Rose Anna Ouellette a enseigné à Valtétreault pendant 44 ans, sans changer de classe.  Alexandre Taché présenta à Mlle Ouellette une lettre du département de l'Instruction publique de la province, dans laquelle les autorités provinciales décernaient à Mlle Ouellette le premier degré de l'ordre du mérite Scolaire, ainsi que le diplôme d'honneur et les décorations de cet ordre.  Avoir enseigné 44 ans dans une même classe, dénote un dévouement,  un tact, une probité professionnelle peu ordinaire.  Mlle Ouellet habitait au 35, rue Duhame. Celle-ci est décédée le 6 novembre, 1970 à l'âge de 80 ans. Elle est enterrée au cimetière Notre-Dame de Hull.

Ouellet, J.-H. (1901-1966). Conseiller municipal de Longueuil de 1953 à 1955. Marchand de bois sur la rue Saint-Charles Ouest, près du boulevard Quinn, à côté de l'ancienne Taverne du Roi. Il acheta le terrain en 1931. Il fut aussi président de la Chambre de commerce de Longueuil, en 1941, et membre du comité exécutif du Club Lemoyne. Membre à vie du Club Canadien, de Montréal, et Renaissance, de Québec. Chevalier de Colomb. Conservateur en politique. Il possédait une ferme dans l'État du maine, aux États-Unis et une autre à Saint-Jean-Port-Joli. Il y pratiquait l'élevage des bovins Hereford. Fils de Léon Ouellet et de Zéline Caron. Né à Saint-Damase-de-l'Islet.

http://marigot.ca/dictio/longueuil/o.html

Comments and suggestions




Some messages received by electronic mayl by Jeannine Ouellet (2168), president.

The site of the Association of Ouellet-you of America east entered on the internet on February 18, 1997.

Here some messages left by a hundred of them:

- Congratulations for your site! (Maurice Roussel)

- I could make a very pleasant visit on your Web site Sincere congratulations. It is splendid. All the essential information is there. A beautiful biography on the ancestor RENE HOÜALLET. Congratulations for your beautiful work! My dictionary of the Provencher families contains 29 Ouellet/te, 15 men and 14 women. (Gerard Provencher)

- Greetings! (Jacques Guimont, (Rita Ouellet) of Montreal, formerly of Islet)

- I am a Baril and I find well done your site. Congratulations! (Réal)

- I congratulate you for your pages, it is very interesting. The background of screen, it is really pretty. (Mireille Lagacé)

- Congratulations! (# 1890, Réjean Ouellette, vice-president)

- Friendships and thousand cheers! (Fernand Carrier)

- an original idea! My husband, Ouellet of the Lac Saint-Jean, native of Saint-David de Falardeau. It is interested by the history of this Mr Hoûallet (Sonia Lavoie)

- It is a beautiful page of presentation! (Chantal) Another Ouellette born â Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, in 1958. (Francois, (Gerard and Marie-Queen) )

- the site is very beautiful with many information. (Ghislain Lemieux)

- Thank you for this beautiful work and to make us a small place on the large fabric of planet. (Sylvie Ouellet)

- Congratulations! We visited this site and I find it SUPER! (Guillaume and Catherine Lemieux)

- I am very interested by your Association and the history of Ouellette. (Priscille Leonie Ouellette Witham of St Petersburg, Florida, girl of Joseph Theodore Antonio and grand-daughter of George Ouellette and Hedrige Montreuil)

- Raymond Ouellet # 2476

- Nice to see our name listed. (Shirley Jaspar Edwards)

- I am very happy to see this site. Is there English information on the Ouellet families, I have several nephews and nieces in the United States. (Cecile Ouellet)

- Work very well done! Hello with all! (Jean-Pierre Ouellette, Cochrane, Ontario)

- Greetings of the family Moreau, Annette, Rene Ouellet, Mario and Laurent Godin)

- I could write well a small text for your bulletin... (Rene Beaudoin)

- What a beautiful family! They is marvellous! Cheer, what a good idea! It is enivrant to discover a site which touches me personally. While walking me on the site I felt a strong emotion which grew in me. It was, in fact, the pride to be Hoûallet. Still thank you for the beautiful surprise. (Steve Ouellette, 25 years, area of Sorel-Tracy, husband of Marie-France and wire of Norman)

- I was born in Saint-Clément, close to Riviere-du-Loup. My father is Joseph Etienne Ouellet and my mother, Lucille Rioux. I am proud to have found the Internet site and to have taken knowledge of my origins. (Laval Ouellet)

- Hello cousin, We probably cuts some grandparents in common. (Brunette Norm)

- For which reason the Ouellet ancestor did it come to America taking into account its statute to Europe? (Gaetan Ouellet which belongs to this great family)

- does Will you cut year English Translation of your Website soon? Sorry my French is not so good. (Shiplet)

- I dare to believe that the blazon of our family is exact! Description is erroneous. I am not an expert in heraldic sciences but in Latin, I know myself there a little, eight years of traditional, that does not forgive!!! It seems to to me that this Mgr heraldist wandered in Latin: dextral means right and senestre means left (Michel Ouellette, Montreal-North)

- All do Ouellet go down from Rene Hoûallet? Is there another origin with the name Ouellette? (Sophie Ouellette)

- When will we have a dictionary of family??? (Johanne Ouellet)

Answers to the questions:

In spite of his statute in Europe, our ancestor Rene Hoûallet chose to cross the large ocean and to come to live in this country. He formed part of these 13 000 French of all conditions, rich person or not, noble or simple peasants, who left soft France to conquer our wild regions which offered not only promises of freedom, vast spaces, of hunting (often reserved for the French elite) and fishings extraordinary, immense forests...

At the time, France was often in war against England, Spain and other countries, and, like consequence, one lived in misery and the famine. There was also of violent one confrontations between catholics and Protestants. In the final analysis, the life was difficult in this country populated already enough. These 13 000 French chose to answer the publicity made by the Company of the hundred-Associates and that of the Indies Occidentales.

All living Ouellet-te in America go down from Rene Hoûallet.

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This site is under constant development.

Modified on  May 17 2007

by: Jeannine Ouellet and Gaston Lemieux
Related links :

Fédération des familles-souches québecoises.

Nichole Ouellet’s web site

Rejean Ouellette

Fernand Ouellette

Lyne Ouellet

http://www.ussouellet.com/
 

http://www.acadian.org/

Census prior to 1901

Census prior to 1901 (information)