François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Born

31 October 1770 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 December 1809 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY.

Parents

Felix PELOQUIN Marie-Amable HAZEUR (AZURE) dite HERPIN

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 31 October 1770 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Felix PELOQUIN

Mother: Marie-Amable HAZEUR (AZURE) dite HERPIN

Paternal grandparents: François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX , Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE

Maternal grandparents: Michel DEMURIES dit HAZEUR GAMELIN , Marie-Madeleine BIBEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Geneviève TESSIER 9 February 1795 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Geneviève TESSIER was born 26 April 1776 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 27 February 1856 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève was the child of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET.

François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY died 5 December 1809 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: From Rootsweb.com "Occupation: Cultivateur 1797 Sorel, Richelieu, Québec, Canada"

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Hide Family & Children

François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married

Geneviève TESSIER
Marriage date: 9 February 1795
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Geneviève TESSIER was the child of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET

Marriage notes:

St-Pierre de Sorel

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Geneviève TESSIER

Agathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY

Born: 26 December 1795, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 5 April 1797, Sorel, Lower Canada

Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Born: 11 August 1797, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Clement PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Born: 22 November 1798, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite LAVALLÉE 11 November 1823 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Born: 9 March 1800, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 21 June 1871, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth HUS COURNOYER 26 November 1822 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 30 October 1849 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Born: 8 May 1801, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 22 July 1854, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Françoise VANDAL 9 November 1824 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Pélagie MANDEVILLE 27 November 1849 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Born: 16 February 1804, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 22 June 1806, Sorel, Lower Canada

Catherine PELOQUIN

Born: 5 June 1805, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 20 September 1873, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: François GAUTHIER dit DELISLE 3 June 1823 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Born: 11 March 1807, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 7 January 1864, Saint-Robert, Canada East

Married: Marguerite LAVALLÉE 3 August 1830 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY

Born: 23 April 1808, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 14 March 1889, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Married: Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 6 February 1826 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Born: 7 August 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 5 March 1811, Sorel, Lower Canada

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1770
31 October 1770
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY - 1770 Baptism. St-Pierre, Sorel, PQ.

1770 Baptism. St-Pierre, Sorel, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Geneviève TESSIER 9 February 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.

François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY - 1795 Marriage. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.

1795 Marriage. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1795 Birth of Child
Agathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY was born 26 December 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 25 years old.

1795 Marriage. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1797 Death of Child
Agathe PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY died 5 April 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 26 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 11 August 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 26 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Clement PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 22 November 1798, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 28 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 9 March 1800, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 29 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 8 May 1801, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 30 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 16 February 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 33 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN was born 5 June 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 34 years old.

1806 Death of Child
Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY died 22 June 1806, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 35 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 11 March 1807, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 36 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Françoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY was born 23 April 1808, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 37 years old.

Burial Note
From Saint Pierre Cemetery
Sorel, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada

Lafrance and Drouin
FRANCOIS PELOQUIN FELIX
Father : FELIX PELOQUIN FELIX
Mother : AMABLE HAZEUR ARPIN
Baptism : 1770-11-01 Sorel
Burial : 1809-12-06 Sorel
First marriage 1795-02-09 Sorel GENEVIEVE TESSIER ( she remarried after his death)

note: there are Peloquin in the prior St-Pierre cemetery (Sorel Ancien)
findagrave.com