Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

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30 September 1756 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

3 October 1827 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA Marie-Catherine HUS MILET (MILLET)

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Born: 30 September 1756 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Mother: Marie-Catherine HUS MILET (MILLET)

Paternal grandparents: Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA , Marie-Louise LETENDRE

Maternal grandparents: Claude HUS MILET (MILLET) , Marie-Françoise MANDEVILLE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE 9 November 1778 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE was born 22 June 1758 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josèphe died 17 October 1840 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josèphe was the child of Michel LAVALLEE dit PAQUET and Marie-Geneviève DUTEAU.

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA died 3 October 1827 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE
Marriage date: 9 November 1778
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE was the child of Michel LAVALLEE dit PAQUET and Marie-Geneviève DUTEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE

Marie-Josephte PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 26 November 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1837, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GOUIN 6 October 1800 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 29 July 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis HUS COURNOYER 7 November 1803 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Claude PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 31 December 1782, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 June 1851, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Isabelle-Élisabeth HUS COURNOYER 14 October 1805 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 15 October 1786, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 October 1858, Saint-Robert, Canada East

Married: Francoise MANDEVILLE 9 January 1815 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 18 May 1788, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite PELOQUIN 5 November 1810 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 7 August 1790, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 November 1860, Saint-Robert, Canada East

Married: Ursule LAVALLÉE 14 February 1814 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: abt. 1792, , Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GOUIN 6 April 1812 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1756
30 September 1756
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE 9 November 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 26 November 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 29 July 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Claude PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 31 December 1782, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 15 October 1786, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 18 May 1788, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 7 August 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married 6 October 1800, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph GOUIN

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married 7 November 1803, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Louis HUS COURNOYER

1805 Marriage of Child
Claude PELLETIER dit ANTAYA married 14 October 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Isabelle-Élisabeth HUS COURNOYER

1810 Marriage of Child
Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA married 5 November 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite PELOQUIN

1812 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married 6 April 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to François GOUIN

1814 Marriage of Child
Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA married 14 February 1814, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Ursule LAVALLÉE

1815 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA married 9 January 1815, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Francoise MANDEVILLE

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)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)