Modeste
PELOQUIN
(b.
21 December 1812
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
24 September 1900
,
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
)
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Modeste PELOQUIN was born 21 December 1812 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Modeste PELOQUIN was the child of Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Marguerite DUFAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Louise HUS MILLET (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Modeste married Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 2 August 1831 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was born 11 April 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Benjamin died 31 January 1883 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Benjamin was the child of René GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ST-MARTIN.
Modeste PELOQUIN died 24 September 1900 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Modeste appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Modeste PELOQUIN
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Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE-- Date: 2 August 1831 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of René GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ST-MARTIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Modeste PELOQUIN:
Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.18 December 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 1 May 1903, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Simon ST-MARTIN 14 February 1854 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE-- Date: 2 August 1831 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE was the child of René GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne ST-MARTIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Modeste PELOQUIN:
Marie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE (b.18 December 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 1 May 1903, Sorel, Québec, Canada )m. Simon ST-MARTIN 14 February 1854 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
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1812 Birth 21 December 1812
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Baptism
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Marriage / PartnerModeste PELOQUIN and Benjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 2 August 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
She was 18 years old.
1831 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1836 Birth of ChildMarie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 18 December 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Modeste was 24 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1854 Marriage of ChildMarie GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE married 14 February 1854, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Simon ST-MARTIN
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - 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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1883 Death of Spouse/PartnerBenjamin GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE died 31 January 1883, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marche Richelieu, Sorel, Que.
Postcard
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Hotel Saurel, Sorel, P.Q.
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1900 Death 24 September 1900
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 87.
Modeste is buried at: Ste-Victoire, Sorel
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
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