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flag female ancestor  Françoise  PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY

Born
23 April 1808 Sorel, Lower Canada
Died
14 March 1889 Sorel, Québec, Canada
Françoise  married  Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 6 February 1826 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE  was born 5 June 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  Michel died 16 November 1884 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .  Michel was the child of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Geneviève LEVERRIER .

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Françoise  married  Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 6 February 1826 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE  was born 5 June 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  Michel died 16 November 1884 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .  Michel was the child of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Geneviève LEVERRIER.

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Françoise's Québec records.

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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BirthBirth — 1808
23 April 1808
Sorel, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1826 Marriage / Partner
Françoise PELOQUIN dite FELIX CREDY and Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 6 February 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 17 years old.
1827 Birth of Child
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 1 August 1827, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 19 years old.
1829 Birth of Child
Felix GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 22 August 1829, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 21 years old.
1830 Death of Child
Felix GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 15 February 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 21 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Birth of Child
Narcisse GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 7 June 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 23 years old.
1832 Death of Child
Narcisse GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 7 May 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 24 years old.
1833 Birth of Child
Daniel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 27 May 1833, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 25 years old.
1835 Birth of Child
Anonyme GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 10 September 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 27 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 15 October 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 28 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Birth of Child
Philomene GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 2 June 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 31 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Birth of Child
Marie LAROCHELLE was born 14 June 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 34 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Death of Child
Philomene GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE died 17 February 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 34 years old.
1843 Death of Child
Marie LAROCHELLE died 29 April 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 35 years old.
1844 Birth of Child
Paul GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 26 April 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 36 years old.
1847 Birth of Child
Felix GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 1 July 1847, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 39 years old.
1851 Birth of Child
Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 16 April 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 43 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1884 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 16 November 1884, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
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