Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

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8 May 1801 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

22 July 1854 , Sorel, Canada East

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François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY Geneviève TESSIER

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Born: 8 May 1801 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Father: François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

Mother: Geneviève TESSIER

Paternal grandparents: Felix PELOQUIN , Marie-Amable HAZEUR (AZURE) dite HERPIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR , Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET

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Jean-Baptiste married Françoise VANDAL 9 November 1824 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Françoise VANDAL was born 25 May 1806 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Françoise died 23 March 1848 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Françoise was the child of Louis VANDAL and Marguerite BIBEAU.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Pélagie MANDEVILLE 27 November 1849 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pélagie MANDEVILLE was born 28 June 1820 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pélagie was the child of Charles MANDEVILLE and Marie LAVALLÉE PAQUET.

Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY died 22 July 1854 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.

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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.

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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY

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Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married

Françoise VANDAL
Marriage date: 9 November 1824
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Françoise VANDAL was the child of Louis VANDAL and Marguerite BIBEAU

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Children of Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Françoise VANDAL

Edesse PELOQUIN

Born: 1 February 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN

Born: 14 July 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LAVALLEE 16 October 1849 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie PELOQUIN

Born: 20 December 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 1 October 1872, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN

Born: 6 October 1839, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Felix PELOQUIN

Born: abt. 1843, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Pierre PELOQUIN

Born: 28 June 1849, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married

Pélagie MANDEVILLE
Marriage date: 27 November 1849
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Pélagie MANDEVILLE was the child of Charles MANDEVILLE and Marie LAVALLÉE PAQUET

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Children of Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Pélagie MANDEVILLE

Paul PELOQUIN

Born: 21 October 1850, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 28 October 1928, Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Marie-Pelagie PELOQUIN

Born: 20 September 1852, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Joseph-Magloire PELOQUIN

Born: 15 May 1854, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

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Birth — 1801
8 May 1801
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)

1824 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Françoise VANDAL 9 November 1824, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

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)

1829 Birth of Child
Edesse PELOQUIN was born 1 February 1829, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Birth of Child
Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN was born 14 July 1833, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Marie PELOQUIN was born 20 December 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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

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

1839 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN was born 6 October 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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

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)

1848 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise VANDAL died 23 March 1848, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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

1849 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Pélagie MANDEVILLE 27 November 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 48 years old.

1849 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN was born 28 June 1849, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1849 Marriage of Child
Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN married 16 October 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre LAVALLEE

1850 Birth of Child
Paul PELOQUIN was born 21 October 1850, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
Marie-Pelagie PELOQUIN was born 20 September 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

Death — 1854
22 July 1854
Sorel, Canada East
He died at the age of 53.

1854 Birth of Child
Joseph-Magloire PELOQUIN was born 15 May 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 53 years old.

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