flag female ancestor  Sophie  PELOQUIN

  (b. 29 April 1818 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 14 June 1888 Sorel, Québec, Canada )  

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Sophie PELOQUIN was born 29 April 1818 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Sophie PELOQUIN was the child of Etienne PELOQUIN   and   Catherine HUS MILLET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Emmanuel PELOQUIN FÉLIX and Marguerite RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) (maternal)  Ignace HUS MILET (MILLET) and Madeleine-Catherine HÉNAULT (ÉNAUD)

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Sophie  married  Theophile PELOQUIN 9 February 1836 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Theophile PELOQUIN  was born 14 June 1815 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Theophile died 4 July 1898 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Theophile was the child of Michel PELOQUIN and Catherine HUS PAUL.

Sophie PELOQUIN died 14 June 1888 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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Sophie PELOQUIN married flag male ancestor Theophile PELOQUIN-- Date: 9 February 1836 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Theophile PELOQUIN was the child of Michel PELOQUIN and Catherine HUS PAUL




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birth1818 Birth
29 April 1818
Sorel, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1836 Marriage / Partner
Sophie PELOQUIN and Theophile PELOQUIN 9 February 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 17 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Birth of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN was born 14 October 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 21 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN was born 4 June 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 24 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Birth of Child
Theotime PELOQUIN was born 5 August 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 36 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1858 Marriage of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN married 15 February 1858, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre SALVAIL
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1869 Marriage of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN married 19 April 1869, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Emerence (Merance) POTVIN
marriage1873 Marriage of Child
Theotime PELOQUIN married 9 September 1873, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Theotiste VANDAL
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
death1888 Death
14 June 1888
Sorel, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 70.
Added: 10/20/2020 10:05:20 AM - Updated: 2/25/2026 1:34:23 PM

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