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Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

(b. 28 May 1699 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1785 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 28 May 1699 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU (maternal) Jacques MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF and Marguerite PEUVRIER

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Marguerite married Nicolas BIBEAU 1 February 1717 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Nicolas BIBEAU was born 17 May 1691 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Nicolas died 11 July 1756 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Nicolas was the child of François BIBEAU and Marie-Louise ENARD.

Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA died 18 November 1785 in Sorel, Province of Québec, 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married

Nicolas BIBEAU-- Date: 1 February 1717 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Nicolas BIBEAU was the child of François BIBEAU and Marie-Louise ENARD

Children of Nicolas BIBEAU and Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA:

Antoine BIBEAU (b.23 March 1723, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1795, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Celeste-Isabelle SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE 5 January 1754 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Thérèse BIBEAU (b.28 June 1725, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Antoine-Augustin FORCIER 25 April 1746 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph BIBEAU (b.26 January 1727, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 27 June 1796, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BOISSEL 26 October 1749 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU (b.29 January 1732, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne HUS 25 February 1759 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre BIBEAU (b.18 February 1734, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 19 February 1811, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève FORCIER 6 October 1760 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Marie-Jeanne LETENDRE 5 September 1785 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles-Joachim BIBEAU (b.22 April 1736, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1810, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine HUS COURNOYER 18 February 1765 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Agathe BIBEAU (b.11 April 1738, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph PICHÉT dit DUPRÉ 31 March 1761 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Joseph-Daniel GOUIN 7 January 1784 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1699 Birth
28 May 1699
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and Nicolas BIBEAU 1 February 1717 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 17 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Birth of Child
Antoine BIBEAU was born 23 March 1723, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse BIBEAU was born 28 June 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Joseph BIBEAU was born 26 January 1727, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU was born 29 January 1732, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Pierre BIBEAU was born 18 February 1734, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Charles-Joachim BIBEAU was born 22 April 1736, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Agathe BIBEAU was born 11 April 1738, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse BIBEAU married 25 April 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine-Augustin FORCIER

1749 Marriage of Child
Joseph BIBEAU married 26 October 1749, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne BOISSEL

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Antoine BIBEAU married 5 January 1754 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Celeste-Isabelle SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas BIBEAU died 11 July 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIBEAU married 25 February 1759, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Anne HUS

1760 Marriage of Child
Pierre BIBEAU married 6 October 1760, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Geneviève FORCIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Agathe BIBEAU married 31 March 1761 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph PICHÉT dit DUPRÉ

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Charles-Joachim BIBEAU married 18 February 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Catherine HUS COURNOYER

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.