François
PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
(b.
2 June 1721
,
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
d.
9 January 1756
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
)
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François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 2 June 1721 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was the child of Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie NIQUET (maternal) Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUFSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE 17 May 1745 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE was born 8 February 1722 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 23 August 1797 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean LAVALLÉE and Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAUL.
François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 9 January 1756 in Sorel, Canada, New France .
NOTE: Baptism record unavailable in Drouin Collection - 1721 is missing from the records (see Tanguay information for birth)
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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