Died: April 1878, , Québec Province, Canada
Esther PELOQUIN
Parents & Family of Esther PELOQUIN
Born: 23 March 1855 in Sorel, Canada East
Parents of Esther PELOQUIN
Grandparents of Esther PELOQUIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Esther married Felix ÉTHIER 9 November 1875 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Felix ÉTHIER was born 2 March 1852 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East. Felix died abt. 1942 Felix was the child of Jacques ÉTHIER and Marie PÉLOQUIN.
Esther PELOQUIN died abt. 1944
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Esther PELOQUIN
Marriage date: 9 November 1875
Marriage place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Felix ÉTHIER was the child of Jacques ÉTHIER and Marie PÉLOQUIN
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Children of Felix ÉTHIER and Esther PELOQUIN
Died: April 1878, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: 16 September 1927, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,
Died: 22 January 1984, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 August 1966, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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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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23 March 1855
Sorel, Canada East
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Esther PELOQUIN and Felix ÉTHIER 9 November 1875, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
She was 20 years old.

1875 Marriage
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1877 Birth of ChildMarie Louise ETHIER was born 5 October 1877, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada
Esther was 22 years old.
Marie Louise ETHIER died April 1878, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Esther was 23 years old.
1879 Birth of ChildMarie Octavie ETHIER was born 26 June 1879, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada
Esther was 24 years old.
1881 Birth of ChildJean Francois Regis ETHIER was born 26 November 1881, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada
Esther was 26 years old.
1883 Birth of ChildMarie Rose "Roseanna" ETHIER was born 19 December 1883, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada
Esther was 28 years old.
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1886 Birth of ChildMarie Malvina ETHIER was born 16 March 1886, St-Theodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada
Esther was 31 years old.
1888 Birth of ChildMarie Rose ETHIER was born 24 May 1888, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, Bagot, Quebec, Canada
Esther was 33 years old.
1890 Birth of ChildArtenise ETHIER was born 7 September 1890, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)
Esther was 35 years old.
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1891 Birth of ChildMarie ETHIER was born September 1891, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Esther was 36 years old.
Artenise ETHIER died 5 April 1893, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)
Esther was 38 years old.
1893 Birth of ChildMarie Alphonsine ÉTHIER was born 6 April 1893, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)
Esther was 38 years old.
1895 Birth of ChildMarie-Emma ETHIER was born 28 April 1895, Acton Vale, Québec, Canada (Saint-André-d'Acton)
Esther was 40 years old.
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event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 222 Taunton city Ward 3, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: Mar 1856
birthPlace: Canada Fr
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
father's birthPlace: Canada Fr
mother's birthPlace: Canada Fr
race or color (standardized): White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 25
estimated marriage year: 1875
mother how many children: 10
number living children: 8
Immigration Year: 1896
pAge: 16
sheet letter: A
family number: 341
reference number: 24
Film Number: 1240639
Digital Folder Number: 004113824
Image Number: 00170
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Felix Ethier M 46 Canada Fr
wife Esther Ethier F 44 Canada Fr
daughter Eva Ethier F 20 Canada Fr
son Reges Ethier M 19 Canada Fr
daughter Rosanna Ethier F 17 Canada Fr
daughter Melvina Ethier F 14 Canada Fr
daughter Mary R Ethier F 12 Canada Fr
daughter Marie
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Marie Octavie ETHIER married 11 September 1900, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA to George Henry POIRIER
Jean Francois Regis ETHIER married 9 February 1904, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada to Adrienne GIROUARD
Marie Malvina ETHIER married 31 October 1904, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada to Barthelemy CARON
arrival date: Apr 1910
arrival port: St Albans, Vermont,
Age: 52
estimated Birth Year: 1858
Birth Date:
birthPlace: St Victoire,
birth Country: Canada
Gender: Female
Race: French
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nara publication title: Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954
nara publication number: M1464
nara roll number: 122
'United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XGG5-SYM : accessed 09 Oct 2012), Esther Peloguin Ethier, 1910.
Marie Rose "Roseanna" ETHIER married 16 October 1911, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Albert BARIL
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Marie Alphonsine ÉTHIER married 25 November 1913, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Hilaire Joseph PROVOST
Jean Francois Regis ETHIER died 16 September 1927, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Esther was 72 years old.
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