flag male ancestor  Gilbert  PELOQUIN

  (b. 7 February 1832 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 22 May 1894 Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada )  

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Gilbert PELOQUIN was born 7 February 1832 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Gilbert PELOQUIN was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN   and   Marguerite LOISEAU dite CARDIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Marguerite DUFAULT (maternal)  Jacques LOISEAU dit CARDIN and Marguerite ÉTHIER

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Gilbert  married  Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 30 January 1855 in Sorel, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE  was born 13 May 1834 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Marie died 18 January 1915 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Marie was the child of Dominique GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Emelie COURNOYER.

Gilbert PELOQUIN died 22 May 1894 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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 Gilbert PELOQUIN

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Gilbert PELOQUIN married flag female ancestor Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE-- Date: 30 January 1855 Place: Sorel, Canada East
Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Dominique GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Emelie COURNOYER




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Children of Gilbert PELOQUIN and Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE:

flag male ancestor Euchariste PELOQUIN (b.13 September 1856, Sorel, Canada East   d. , )
m. Adelaide COURNOYER 2 September 1879 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Elisa PARENT 31 January 1888 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Celina PELOQUIN (b.14 July 1876, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada  d. 7 September 1968, Sorel, Québec, Canada )



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birth1832 Birth
7 February 1832
Sorel, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1855 Marriage / Partner
Gilbert PELOQUIN and Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 30 January 1855, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 years old.
1856 Birth of Child
Euchariste PELOQUIN was born 13 September 1856, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Gilbert was 24 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1876 Birth of Child
Celina PELOQUIN was born 14 July 1876, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Gilbert was 44 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1879 Marriage of Child
Euchariste PELOQUIN married 2 September 1879, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Adelaide COURNOYER
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
marriage1888 Marriage of Child
Euchariste PELOQUIN married 31 January 1888, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada to Elisa PARENT
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1894 Death
22 May 1894
Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 62.
Added: 7/13/2015 12:15:00 PM - Updated: 4/4/2025 11:59:21 AM

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