Augustin PELOQUIN

Born

30 October 1813 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

14 September 1877 , Sorel, Québec, Canada

Augustin married Marguerite HUS COURNOYER 9 February 1836 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite HUS COURNOYER was born 11 October 1815 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Marguerite died 22 February 1841 in Sorel, Canada East . Marguerite was the child of Barthelemy HUS COURNOYER and Victoire PELOQUIN .

Augustin married Olive PAGE 6 August 1846 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Olive PAGE was born 18 December 1821 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Olive died 7 March 1904 in St-Germain-de-Grantham, Canada. Olive was the child of Etienne PAGE and Euphrosine DUBE .

Parents & Family of Augustin PELOQUIN

Parents of Augustin PELOQUIN

Father

Etienne PELOQUIN

Mother

Catherine HUS MILLET

Grandparents of Augustin PELOQUIN

Paternal grandparents

Emmanuel PELOQUIN FÉLIX Marguerite RAJOTTE (RAGEOT)

Maternal grandparents

Ignace HUS MILET (MILLET) Madeleine-Catherine HÉNAULT (ÉNAUD)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin PELOQUIN

Augustin PELOQUIN married

Marguerite HUS COURNOYER
Marriage date: 9 February 1836
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marguerite HUS COURNOYER was the child of Barthelemy HUS COURNOYER and Victoire PELOQUIN

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Augustin PELOQUIN and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER

Julie PELOQUIN

Born: 31 May 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 9 March 1867, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Bruno SALVAIL 23 February 1857 Place: Sorel, Canada East

Augustin PELOQUIN married

Olive PAGE
Marriage date: 6 August 1846
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Olive PAGE was the child of Etienne PAGE and Euphrosine DUBE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Augustin PELOQUIN and Olive PAGE

Philomene PELOQUIN

Born: 13 September 1855, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 30 January 1905, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE 16 January 1877 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1813
30 October 1813
Sorel, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 Marriage / Partner
Augustin PELOQUIN and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER 9 February 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
Julie PELOQUIN was born 31 May 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 24 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite HUS COURNOYER died 22 February 1841, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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)

1846 Marriage / Partner
Augustin PELOQUIN and Olive PAGE 6 August 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 32 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Birth of Child
Philomene PELOQUIN was born 13 September 1855, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Augustin was 41 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Marriage of Child
Julie PELOQUIN married 23 February 1857, Sorel, Canada East to Bruno SALVAIL

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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 Death of Child
Julie PELOQUIN died 9 March 1867, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Augustin was 53 years old.