Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

(b. 24 August 1729 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1815 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 24 August 1729 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite 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 CHATEAUNEUF

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

Marie-Geneviève married Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU 15 August 1746 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU was born 10 October 1722 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Nicolas died 7 March 1770 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Nicolas was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET.

Marie-Geneviève married (2) Pierre POIRIER 7 January 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre POIRIER was born 13 March 1706 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Pierre died 7 May 1778 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Pierre was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER.

Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX died 22 May 1815 in Saint-Luc, 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 Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

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Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married

Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU-- Date: 15 August 1746 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET

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Children of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX:

Charles-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU (b.28 June 1747, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France )

Joseph-Amable LÉTOURNEAU (b.17 March 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France d. abt. 1796, )
m. Marguerite PERRAULT (PERREAULT) 6 November 1769 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU (b.11 May 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Louis DAUDELIN 21 October 1771 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU (b.8 March 1752, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 11 November 1774 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 1 July 1771 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Charlotte LÉTOURNEAU (b.16 October 1753, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1755, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Marie-Ursule LÉTOURNEAU (b.21 November 1756, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1836, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Toussaint-Joseph BARSALOU 10 August 1778 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Apolline LÉTOURNEAU (b.16 February 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Françoise LÉTOURNEAU (b.30 August 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 22 September 1832, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Jean Baptiste BENOIT 9 October 1775 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles LETOURNEAU (b.25 June 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 April 1837, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marthe BERNARD 16 February 1801 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Joseph-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU (b.4 May 1768, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 November 1834, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe MAILLOT 5 May 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Prisque LÉTOURNEAU (b.25 September 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married

Pierre POIRIER-- Date: 7 January 1771 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre POIRIER was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX:

Noel POIRIER (b.24 December 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise FREGEAU 25 January 1802 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

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1729 Birth
24 August 1729
Sorel, Canada, New France

1729 Baptism
She was christened in St Pierre, Sorel, Québec, Can., August 24, 1729.

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX and Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU 15 August 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 16 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Charles-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU was born 28 June 1747, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 17 years old.

1748 Death of Child
Charles-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU died 8 July 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable LÉTOURNEAU was born 17 March 1749, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 19 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU was born 11 May 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU was born 8 March 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LÉTOURNEAU was born 16 October 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 24 years old.

1755 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte LÉTOURNEAU died 12 July 1755, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 25 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule LÉTOURNEAU was born 21 November 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline LÉTOURNEAU was born 16 February 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU was born 30 August 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 30 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Charles LETOURNEAU was born 25 June 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 36 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU was born 4 May 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 38 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Prisque LÉTOURNEAU was born 25 September 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 40 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable LÉTOURNEAU married 6 November 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marguerite PERRAULT (PERREAULT)

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU died 7 March 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX and Pierre POIRIER 7 January 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 41 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU married 1 July 1771, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

1771 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU married 21 October 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louis DAUDELIN

1771 Birth of Child
Noel POIRIER was born 24 December 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 42 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU died 11 November 1774 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Geneviève was 45 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU married 9 October 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean Baptiste BENOIT

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.

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre POIRIER died 7 May 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule LÉTOURNEAU married 10 August 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Toussaint-Joseph BARSALOU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU married 5 May 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Agathe MAILLOT

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Charles LETOURNEAU married 16 February 1801, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Marie-Marthe BERNARD

1802 Marriage of Child
Noel POIRIER married 25 January 1802, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise FREGEAU

1815 Death
22 May 1815
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 85.

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