HELP! flag female ancestor  Marguerite  DUFAULT

  (b. 4 May 1785 Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 31 August 1858 Sorel, Lower Canada )  

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Marguerite DUFAULT was born 4 May 1785 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite DUFAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS   and   Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-François DUFAULT and Charlotte PILOTE (maternal)  Jacques RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and Geneviève HUS PAUL

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

Marguerite  married  Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 14 June 1805 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 13 children. Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY  was born 6 August 1780 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Antoine died 31 January 1835 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Antoine was the child of Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Louise HUS MILLET.

Marguerite DUFAULT died 31 August 1858 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marguerite appear below.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marguerite DUFAULT

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Marguerite DUFAULT married flag male ancestor Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY-- Date: 14 June 1805 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
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Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was the child of Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Louise HUS MILLET




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Children of Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Marguerite DUFAULT:

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Pierre PELOQUIN (b.1 January 1806, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 12 May 1896, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Marguerite LOISEAU dite CARDIN 20 February 1827 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Marguerite PELOQUIN (b.15 May 1807, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 16 September 1893 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. François TESSIER 26 September 1826 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY (b.27 January 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 1 December 1883, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Theotiste PELOQUIN 7 October 1834 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Olivier PELOQUIN (b.14 January 1811, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 13 October 1898, Saint-David, Québec, Canada )
m. Esther COURNOYER 28 September 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Modeste PELOQUIN (b.21 December 1812, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 24 September 1900, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 2 August 1831 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag female ancestor Victoire PELOQUIN (b.17 August 1814, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 24 April 1853, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph TESSIER 6 October 1835 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor François PELOQUIN (b.11 August 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Montel-Pierre PELOQUIN (b.4 August 1817, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Barthelemy PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1818, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 27 March 1898, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Catherine GAUTHIER dite DELISLE 6 August 1839 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag female ancestor Marie PELOQUIN (b.24 October 1819, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1850, )
m. Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 6 August 1839 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Christophe PELOQUIN (b.17 January 1822, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1878, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Edwidge PELOQUIN 10 January 1843 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag female ancestor Catherine PELOQUIN (b.25 February 1824, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1843, )
m. Joseph PELOQUIN 10 January 1843 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag female ancestor Celeste PELOQUIN (b.7 September 1827, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1850, )
m. Pierre TESSIER 10 October 1843 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)



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birth1785 Birth
4 May 1785
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1805 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite DUFAULT and Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 14 June 1805, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 20 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN was born 1 January 1806, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 20 years old.
1807 Birth of Child
Marguerite PELOQUIN was born 15 May 1807, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 22 years old.
1809 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 27 January 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 23 years old.
1811 Birth of Child
Olivier PELOQUIN was born 14 January 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 25 years old.
1812 Birth of Child
Modeste PELOQUIN was born 21 December 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 27 years old.
1814 Birth of Child
Victoire PELOQUIN was born 17 August 1814, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 29 years old.
1816 Birth of Child
François PELOQUIN was born 11 August 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 31 years old.
1817 Birth of Child
Montel-Pierre PELOQUIN was born 4 August 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 32 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Birth of Child
Marie PELOQUIN was born 24 October 1819, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 34 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1822 Birth of Child
Christophe PELOQUIN was born 17 January 1822, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 36 years old.
1824 Birth of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN was born 25 February 1824, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 38 years old.
marriage1826 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PELOQUIN married 26 September 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to François TESSIER
marriage1827 Marriage of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN married 20 February 1827, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite LOISEAU dite CARDIN
1827 Birth of Child
Celeste PELOQUIN was born 7 September 1827, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 42 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1830 Marriage of Child
Olivier PELOQUIN married 28 September 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Esther COURNOYER
marriage1831 Marriage of Child
Modeste PELOQUIN married 2 August 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE
marriage1834 Marriage of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY married 7 October 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Theotiste PELOQUIN
1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY died 31 January 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
marriage1835 Marriage of Child
Victoire PELOQUIN married 6 October 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph TESSIER
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1839 Marriage of Child
Barthelemy PELOQUIN married 6 August 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Catherine GAUTHIER dite DELISLE
marriage1839 Marriage of Child
Marie PELOQUIN married 6 August 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1843 Marriage of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN married 10 January 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph PELOQUIN
marriage1843 Marriage of Child
Christophe PELOQUIN married 10 January 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Edwidge PELOQUIN
marriage1843 Marriage of Child
Celeste PELOQUIN married 10 October 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre TESSIER
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1853 Death of Child
Victoire PELOQUIN died 24 April 1853, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 68 years old.
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.
death1858 Death
31 August 1858
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She died at the age of 73.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 10/10/2012 2:25:41 PM

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