flag male ancestor  Theophile  PELOQUIN

  (b. 14 June 1815 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 4 July 1898 Sorel, Québec, Canada )  

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Theophile PELOQUIN was born 14 June 1815 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Theophile PELOQUIN was the child of Michel PELOQUIN   and   Catherine HUS PAUL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Felix PELOQUIN and Marie-Amable HAZEUR (AZURE) dite HERPIN (maternal)  Pierre HUS PAUL LEMOINE and Marie-Geneviève BADAILLAC dite LAPLANTE

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Theophile  married  Sophie PELOQUIN 9 February 1836 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sophie PELOQUIN  was born 29 April 1818 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Sophie died 14 June 1888 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Sophie was the child of Etienne PELOQUIN and Catherine HUS MILLET.

Theophile PELOQUIN died 4 July 1898 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .





Marié le 9 février 1836, St-Pierre, Sorel, Richelieu, Qc, avec Sophie Péloquin, née le 29 avril 1818 - St-Pierre, Sorel, Richelieu, Qc, baptisée le 30 avril 1818 - St-Pierre, Sorel, Richelieu, Qc, décédée (Parents : Étienne Péloquin-Félix 1786-1870 & F Catherine Hus-Paul-Millet 1784-1852)

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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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Theophile PELOQUIN married flag female ancestor Sophie PELOQUIN-- Date: 9 February 1836 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Sophie PELOQUIN was the child of Etienne PELOQUIN and Catherine HUS MILLET




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birth1815 Birth
14 June 1815
Sorel, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1836 Marriage / Partner
Theophile PELOQUIN and Sophie PELOQUIN 9 February 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 20 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Birth of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN was born 14 October 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 24 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN was born 4 June 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 26 years old.
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.
1854 Birth of Child
Theotime PELOQUIN was born 5 August 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Theophile was 39 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1858 Marriage of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN married 15 February 1858, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre SALVAIL
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
marriage1869 Marriage of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN married 19 April 1869, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Emerence (Merance) POTVIN
marriage1873 Marriage of Child
Theotime PELOQUIN married 9 September 1873, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Theotiste VANDAL
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
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.
1888 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sophie PELOQUIN died 14 June 1888, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1898 Death
4 July 1898
Sorel, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 83.
Added: 8/12/2015 2:15:17 PM - Updated: 2/25/2026 1:34:23 PM

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