Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

(b. 24 March 1794 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

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Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 24 March 1794 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Geneviève VANDAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles-François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE (maternal) Jacques VANDAL and Louise-Thérèse VENNE

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

Marie married Basile PLOUFFE 28 October 1816 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Basile PLOUFFE was born 12 February 1776 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Basile died 14 February 1820 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Basile was the child of Basile PLOUFFE and Angélique BERGERON.

Marie married (2) André PÉLOQUIN 24 October 1820 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
André PÉLOQUIN was born 3 August 1792 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). André died 3 May 1860 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). André was the child of Pierre PÉLOQUIN FÉLIX and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER.

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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