Charles-Michel
PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
Born
5 February 1761
,
Sorel, Canada
Died
27 April 1829
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
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Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married 
Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY)
Marriage date: 25 November 1783
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY) was the child of Louis DECAMBRE (CAMBARY) and Marie-Angelique BARBÉ dite LAFORTUNE
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY)Marriage date: 25 November 1783
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY) was the child of Louis DECAMBRE (CAMBARY) and Marie-Angelique BARBÉ dite LAFORTUNE
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Charles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY)
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 17615 February 1761
Sorel, Canada
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
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.
1783 Marriage / PartnerCharles-Michel PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Françoise DECAMBRE (CAMBRAY) 25 November 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 22 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildCharles PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 3 September 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 23 years old.
1786 Birth of ChildFrançois-Xavier PELOQUIN was born 21 March 1786, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 25 years old.
1788 Birth of ChildPierre PELOQUIN was born 22 March 1788, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 27 years old.
1789 Birth of ChildNicolas PELOQUIN was born 17 September 1789, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 28 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Birth of ChildMarc PELOQUIN was born 20 May 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 30 years old.
1792 Birth of ChildFrançoise PELOQUIN was born 10 April 1792, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 31 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildBenoni PELOQUIN was born 12 November 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 33 years old.
1796 Birth of ChildRegis PELOQUIN was born 21 October 1796, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 35 years old.
1797 Death of ChildRegis PELOQUIN died 9 March 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 36 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildGeneviève PELOQUIN was born 8 September 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Charles-Michel was 38 years old.
1814 Marriage of ChildCharles PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married 14 February 1814, Sorel, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne PAUL HUS
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 England1820 Marriage of ChildFrançois-Xavier PELOQUIN married 11 July 1820, Sorel, Lower Canada to Julie-Theodore MATTE
Death — 182927 April 1829
Sorel, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.
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