Pierre-Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born

6 March 1716 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

30 September 1780 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF

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Born: 6 March 1716 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Mother: Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF

Paternal grandparents: François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA , Marguerite-Madeleine MORISSEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF , Marguerite PEUVRIER

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Pierre-Hyacinthe married Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE 3 May 1744 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE was born 27 July 1720 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Catherine-Francoise was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES.

Pierre-Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA died 30 September 1780 in Nicolet, 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 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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Pierre-Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA married

Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 3 May 1744
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES

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Children of Pierre-Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE

Hyacinthe PELLETIER

Born: September 1745, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 17 October 1747, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Louis PELLETIER

Born: 8 August 1746, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1826, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne BENOIT 2 March 1772 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph PELLETIER

Born: 9 April 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre PELLETIER

Born: 22 September 1749, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 31 May 1831, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Therese MANSEAU dite ROBIDAS 1775

Joseph PELLETIER

Born: 20 April 1751, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 1 May 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte TRUDEL 13 August 1781 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER

Born: 22 February 1753, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 20 June 1785, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François-Xavier GAGNON 12 February 1776 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Michel PELLETIER

Born: 10 July 1755, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died: 5 August 1755, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Marie-Antoinette PELLETIER

Born: 7 September 1756, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 29 September 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Louis GILBERT 2 March 1778 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Françoise PELLETIER

Born: 12 April 1757, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BENOIT 6 August 1781 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Josephe-Francoise PELLETIER

Born: 9 January 1760, Sorel, Canada
Died: 20 August 1765, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 19 June 1761, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 18 October 1848, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Joseph RICARD 19 January 1784 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Amable-Francois PELLETIER

Born: 1 April 1763, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 April 1763, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Claire PELLETIER

Born: 2 April 1763, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 September 1763, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Claire PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 11 February 1765, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Pierre ROUSSEAU 3 October 1791 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1716
6 March 1716
Sorel, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism found at Saint Pierre de Sorel, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE 3 May 1744, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 28 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe PELLETIER was born September 1745, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 29 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis PELLETIER was born 8 August 1746, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 30 years old.

1747 Death of Child
Hyacinthe PELLETIER died 17 October 1747, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 31 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph PELLETIER was born 9 April 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 32 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Pierre PELLETIER was born 22 September 1749, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 33 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph PELLETIER was born 20 April 1751, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 35 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER was born 22 February 1753, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 36 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Michel PELLETIER was born 10 July 1755, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 39 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoinette PELLETIER was born 7 September 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 40 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PELLETIER was born 12 April 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 41 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe-Francoise PELLETIER was born 9 January 1760, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 43 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 19 June 1761, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 45 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Amable-Francois PELLETIER was born 1 April 1763, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 47 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire PELLETIER was born 2 April 1763, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 47 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 11 February 1765, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 48 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe-Francoise PELLETIER died 20 August 1765, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Pierre-Hyacinthe was 49 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Louis PELLETIER married 2 March 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Anne 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER married 12 February 1776, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to François-Xavier GAGNON

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Antoinette PELLETIER married 2 March 1778, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Joseph-Louis GILBERT

Death — 1780
30 September 1780
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 64.

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