Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

(b. abt. 1762 , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 June 1842 , Sorel, Canada East )

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Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born abt. 1762 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Rose HUS PAUL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (maternal) Paul HUS PAUL and Marie-Rose DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS

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

Pierre married Marguerite DELBEC dite JOLY abt. 1790 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DELBEC dite JOLY was born abt. 1762 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 8 December 1820 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite was the child of Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY and Jeannette BLET dite GAZAILLE.

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 26 June 1842 in Sorel, Canada East .
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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)

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