Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

(b. 18 May 1748 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 21 March 1832 , Saint-Jude, Lower Canada )

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Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 18 May 1748 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was the child of François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (maternal) Jean LAVALLÉE and Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAUL

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

Pierre married Marguerite ÉTHIER 27 September 1773 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marguerite ÉTHIER was born 3 December 1757 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 13 September 1823 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite was the child of Louis ÉTHIER and Geneviève ST-MARTIN.

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 21 March 1832 in Saint-Jude, Lower Canada.
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

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Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married

Marguerite ÉTHIER-- Date: 27 September 1773 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite ÉTHIER was the child of Louis ÉTHIER and Geneviève ST-MARTIN

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Children of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marguerite ÉTHIER:

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX (b.17 July 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 August 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marguerite PELOQUIN (b.7 August 1776, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 October 1856, Saint-Jude, Canada East)
m. Augustin BLANCHET 25 February 1805 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Agathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX (b.31 May 1778, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 November 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Genevieve PELOQUIN dite FELIX (b.2 August 1780, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 December 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Therese PELOQUIN dite FELIX (b.11 September 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 November 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie PELOQUIN (b.7 March 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 July 1848, Saint-Jude, Canada East)
m. François CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 14 February 1803 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Augustin PELOQUIN (b.23 March 1786, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 April 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique BIBEAU 7 October 1811 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louise PELOQUIN (b.6 February 1788, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Etienne GAREAU dit ST-ONGE 11 November 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Denis PELOQUIN (b.5 February 1790, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 January 1857, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Marie-Rose PAYANT dite ST-ONGE 7 October 1811 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jacques PELOQUIN dit FELIX (b.19 May 1792, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 13 January 1796, Sorel, Lower Canada )

Angélique PELOQUIN dite FELIX (b.abt. 1794, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 30 January 1797, Sorel, Lower Canada )

Pierre PELOQUIN (b.6 September 1796, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 14 June 1887, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada)
m. Marguerite PAYANT dite ST-ONGE 9 November 1818 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Claude PELOQUIN dit FELIX (b.8 February 1801, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 16 June 1801, Sorel, Lower Canada )

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1748 Birth
18 May 1748
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marguerite ÉTHIER 27 September 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 17 July 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 27 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 PELOQUIN was born 7 August 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX was born 31 May 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Genevieve PELOQUIN dite FELIX was born 2 August 1780, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Therese PELOQUIN dite FELIX was born 11 September 1782, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1783 Death of Child
Marie-Agathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX died 20 November 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1783 Death of Child
Therese PELOQUIN dite FELIX died 27 November 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1783 Death of Child
Genevieve PELOQUIN dite FELIX died 6 December 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie PELOQUIN was born 7 March 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Augustin PELOQUIN was born 23 March 1786, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Louise PELOQUIN was born 6 February 1788, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Denis PELOQUIN was born 5 February 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Jacques PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 19 May 1792, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 44 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Death of Child
Jacques PELOQUIN dit FELIX died 13 January 1796, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 47 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN was born 6 September 1796, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 48 years old.

1797 Death of Child
Angélique PELOQUIN dite FELIX died 30 January 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 48 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Claude PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 8 February 1801, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 52 years old.

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie PELOQUIN married 14 February 1803, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to François CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE

1805 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PELOQUIN married 25 February 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Augustin BLANCHET

1810 Marriage of Child
Louise PELOQUIN married 11 November 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Etienne GAREAU dit ST-ONGE

1811 Marriage of Child
Augustin PELOQUIN married 7 October 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Angélique BIBEAU

1811 Marriage of Child
Denis PELOQUIN married 7 October 1811, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Rose PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN married 9 November 1818, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite PAYANT dite ST-ONGE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite ÉTHIER died 13 September 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death
21 March 1832
Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.

Added: 3/29/2009 12:15:47 PM - Updated: 1/27/2024 12:46:27 PM