Denis
PÉLOQUIN dit FÉLIX
(b.
9 October 1796
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
23 March 1862
,
Sorel, Canada East
)
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Denis PÉLOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 9 October 1796 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Denis PÉLOQUIN dit FÉLIX was the child of Pierre PÉLOQUIN FÉLIX and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PELOQUIN and Marie-Josephte ST-MARTIN (maternal) Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marguerite GOUINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denis married Angele HUS PAUL 23 July 1822 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angele HUS PAUL was born 11 May 1799 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Angele was the child of Pierre HUS PAUL and Marie-Anne HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dite LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE).
Denis PÉLOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 23 March 1862 in Sorel, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Denis 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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