Francois-George
PELLETIER
Born
14 April 1819
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died
5 May 1874
,
Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Parents & Family of Francois-George PELLETIER
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Born: 14 April 1819 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Father:
Germain PELLETIER
Mother:
Scholastic SAUCIER
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre-François PELLETIER
, Madeleine LEBEL
Maternal grandparents:
Joseph SAUCIER
, Marie-Josephte OUELLET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois-George married Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU August 21, 1849 in Beaumont, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU was born May 30, 1832 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Rosalie-Virginie died July 4, 1890 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Rosalie-Virginie was the child of Louis MOREAU and Rosalie POULIOT.
Francois-George PELLETIER died 5 May 1874 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada .
Drouin-Ancestry.com. The archives of the town of Rivière-du-Loup. Library of the archives of Canada. Book by Louis Philippe Lizotte "La Vieille Rivière-du-Loup,ses vieilles gens,ses vieilles choses. Québec Garneau, 1973.
Le Journal de Frazerville.
Le courier de Frazerville.
Le Jour.
La Patrie.
The Montreal Gazette.
Le Journal de Frazerville.
Le courier de Frazerville.
Le Jour.
La Patrie.
The Montreal Gazette.
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Merchant, mayor of Frazerville.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France
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.
Spouse & Children of Francois-George PELLETIER
Francois-George PELLETIER married 
Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU
Marriage date: August 21, 1849
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada East
Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU was the child of Louis MOREAU and Rosalie POULIOT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Rosalie-Virginie MOREAUMarriage date: August 21, 1849
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada East
Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU was the child of Louis MOREAU and Rosalie POULIOT
Marriage notes:
Né en mai 1819, à Saint-Roch des Aulnaies, fils de Germain Pelletier et de Scholastique Saucier, il épousa, à Beaumont, le 21 août 1849, Virginie Moreau, fille de Louis Moreau et de Rosalie Pouliot, en présence de son frère Elzéar et d'André-Laughlin Fraser. Il décéda à Fraserville, le 5 mai 1874, alors qu'il était le plus riche marchand du village.
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Francois-George PELLETIER and Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU
Louis-Zotique-George PELLETIERBorn: June 30, 1850, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: September 22, 1850, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: September 22, 1850, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Archange PELLETIERBorn: 25 October 1851, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 5 April 1853, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 5 April 1853, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Virginie-Léopoldine PELLETIERBorn: 2 May 1853, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 11 November 1883, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Died: 11 November 1883, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Married: Julien-Henri PELLETIER 21 September 1875 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Alma PELLETIERBorn: August 3, 1854, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: October 29, 1879, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Died: October 29, 1879, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Married: Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS September 16 1873 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Éléonore-Amarilisse PELLETIERBorn: December 9, 1855, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 21 November 1858, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 21 November 1858, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Narcisse-George PELLETIERBorn: 6 March 1857, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 29 October 1912, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Died: 29 October 1912, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Marguerite-Caroline VÉZINA 14 September 1881 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada
Flore-Élise PELLETIERBorn: July 23, 1858, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: February 14, 1859, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: February 14, 1859, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Dominique PELLETIERBorn: December 4, 1859, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: March 12, 1940, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada
Died: March 12, 1940, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada
Joseph-Emile PELLETIERBorn: 30 April 1861, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 1 September 1861, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 1 September 1861, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Joséphine PELLETIERMarried: Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS 15 September 1884 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Marie-Hermine-Amanda PELLETIERBorn: 8 January 1864, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: 17 January 1927, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Died: 17 January 1927, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph Ferdinand RIOUX 28 November 1894 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Silvio PELLETIERBorn: December 14, 1865, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East
Died: abt. 1909,
Died: abt. 1909,
Married: Corrine ROY 12 September 1888 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Marie-Caroline PELLETIERBorn: abt. 1869, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: October 15, 1930,
Died: October 15, 1930,
Married: Charles-Samuel RIOUX 4 September 1889 Place: Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Mazenod PELLETIERMarried: Antoinette-Philômène FORTIER 14 October 1898 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
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Birth — 181914 April 1819
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of EnglandArrival in Rivière-du-Loup.
George arrived in Rivière-du-Loup at a very young age and worked as a clerk in the store of Thomas Jones. He is interested in municipal politics and shortly after the creation of Frazerville he became a municipal councilor. In 1868 he became mayor and was reelected three times. He founded the commercial enterprise Pelletier et Lebel with Thimothée Lebel and his son, Narcisse-George, inherited it in 1879. He fought to have the new church, erected in 1856, placed on the land of Seigneur Frazer instead of in Saint-Patrice where the old one had been.
Frazerville 1850-1919. Archives of the town of Rivière-du-Loup.
George arrived in Rivière-du-Loup at a very young age and worked as a clerk in the store of Thomas Jones. He is interested in municipal politics and shortly after the creation of Frazerville he became a municipal councilor. In 1868 he became mayor and was reelected three times. He founded the commercial enterprise Pelletier et Lebel with Thimothée Lebel and his son, Narcisse-George, inherited it in 1879. He fought to have the new church, erected in 1856, placed on the land of Seigneur Frazer instead of in Saint-Patrice where the old one had been.
Frazerville 1850-1919. Archives of the town of Rivière-du-Loup.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1849 Marriage / PartnerFrancois-George PELLETIER and Rosalie-Virginie MOREAU August 21, 1849, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
He was 30 years old.
1850 Birth of ChildLouis-Zotique-George PELLETIER was born June 30, 1850, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 31 years old.
1851 Birth of ChildArchange PELLETIER was born 25 October 1851, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 32 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Death of ChildArchange PELLETIER died 5 April 1853, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 34 years old.
1853 Birth of ChildVirginie-Léopoldine PELLETIER was born 2 May 1853, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 34 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Birth of ChildAlma PELLETIER was born August 3, 1854, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 35 years old.
1855 Birth of ChildÉléonore-Amarilisse PELLETIER was born December 9, 1855, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 36 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1857 Birth of ChildNarcisse-George PELLETIER was born 6 March 1857, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 37 years old.
1858 Birth of ChildFlore-Élise PELLETIER was born July 23, 1858, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 39 years old.
1858 Death of ChildÉléonore-Amarilisse PELLETIER died 21 November 1858, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 39 years old.
1859 Death of ChildFlore-Élise PELLETIER died February 14, 1859, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 39 years old.
1859 Birth of ChildDominique PELLETIER was born December 4, 1859, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 40 years old.
1861 Birth of ChildJoseph-Emile PELLETIER was born 30 April 1861, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 42 years old.
1862 Birth of ChildJoséphine PELLETIER was born August 8, 1862, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 43 years old.
1864 Birth of ChildMarie-Hermine-Amanda PELLETIER was born 8 January 1864, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 44 years old.
1865 Birth of ChildSilvio PELLETIER was born December 14, 1865, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 46 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Birth of ChildMazenod PELLETIER was born April 24, 1870, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)
Francois-George was 51 years old.
1873 Marriage of ChildAlma PELLETIER married September 16 1873, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice) to Paul-Stéfa (Paul-Étienne) GRANDBOIS
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of CanadaDeath — 18745 May 1874
Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 55.
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Burial details for Francois-George:
Cimetière Saint-Patrice Rivière-du-Loup, Bas-Saint-Laurent Region, Quebec, Canada
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