HELP! Ancestor is complete! flag male ancestor  Olivier  PELOQUIN

  (b. 14 January 1811 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 13 October 1898 Saint-David, Québec, Canada )  

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Olivier PELOQUIN was born 14 January 1811 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Olivier 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 RAJOTTE

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

Olivier  married  Esther COURNOYER 28 September 1830 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 14 children. Esther COURNOYER  was born 19 July 1812 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Esther died 4 January 1879 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.  Esther was the child of Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL.

Olivier PELOQUIN died 13 October 1898 in Saint-David, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Olivier appear below.

Did You Know? 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.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Olivier PELOQUIN

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Olivier PELOQUIN married flag female ancestor Esther COURNOYER-- Date: 28 September 1830 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Esther COURNOYER was the child of Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL


St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Quebec, Canada

INTERESTING NOTE: Olivier and Esther shared common great-great-grandparents - Felix Peloquin and Marie Pelletier. (Olivier --> Antoine --> Joseph --> Francois --> Felix Peloquin and Marie Pelletier) (Esther --> Marie Anne Savail --> Joseph Savail --> Catherine Peloquin --> Felix Peloquin and Marie Pelletier)


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Children of Olivier PELOQUIN and Esther COURNOYER:

flag male ancestor Olivier PELOQUIN (b.4 September 1831, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1871, )
m. Sophie PÉLOQUIN 3 March 1851 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
m. Mathilde BARDIER dite SANSOUCY 24 April 1876 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Paul PELOQUIN (b.8 September 1832, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 31 May 1921, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie PELOQUIN 26 June 1855 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag female ancestor Olive PELOQUIN (b.26 December 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1851, )
m. Charles DUFAULT 9 September 1851 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Isidore PELOQUIN (b.29 May 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1865, )
m. Marie HUS-LATRAVERSE 29 January 1861 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN (b.1 January 1837, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 1 August 1878, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste CARDIN 1 February 1853 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Martel PELOQUIN (b.3 February 1839, Berthierville, Lower Canada   d. 4 April 1881, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie LAVALLEE 11 January 1859 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

flag male ancestor Pierre PELOQUIN (b. 25 May 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1865, )
m. Aurelie GUEVREMONT 27 October 1863 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Ancestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  male ancestor Calixte PELOQUIN (b.15 January 1842, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada   d. 4 February 1931, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Catherine CRÉPEAU 16 January 1866 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Joseph PELOQUIN (b.26 May 1844, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1880, )
m. Marguerite PELOQUIN 12 October 1869 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Zotique-David PELOQUIN (b.25 February 1846, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant - Canada to US  female ancestor Adeline PELOQUIN (b.17 April 1848, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 25 September 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Noel PELOQUIN 26 September 1871 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag male ancestor Cyrille PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1850, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )
m. Delia DUFAULT 17 October 1871 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Marie-Louise PELOQUIN (b.21 January 1851, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 24 March 1937, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. David HUS MILLETTE 24 February 1868 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Esther PELOQUIN (b.23 March 1855, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1944, )
m. Felix ÉTHIER 9 November 1875 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada



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birth1811 Birth
14 January 1811
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
marriage1830 Marriage / Partner
Olivier PELOQUIN and Esther COURNOYER 28 September 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 19 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Birth of Child
Olivier PELOQUIN was born 4 September 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 20 years old.
1832 Birth of Child
Paul PELOQUIN was born 8 September 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 21 years old.
1833 Birth of Child
Olive PELOQUIN was born 26 December 1833, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 22 years old.
1835 Birth of Child
Isidore PELOQUIN was born 29 May 1835, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 24 years old.
1837 Birth of Child
Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN was born 1 January 1837, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 25 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Birth of Child
Martel PELOQUIN was born 3 February 1839, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Olivier was 28 years old.
1840 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN was born 25 May 1840, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 29 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
Calixte PELOQUIN was born 15 January 1842, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Olivier was 31 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)
1844 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN was born 26 May 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 33 years old.
1846 Birth of Child
Zotique-David PELOQUIN was born 25 February 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 35 years old.
1848 Birth of Child
Adeline PELOQUIN was born 17 April 1848, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 37 years old.
1851 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PELOQUIN was born 21 January 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 40 years old.
marriage1851 Marriage of Child
Olivier PELOQUIN married 3 March 1851, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Sophie PÉLOQUIN
marriage1851 Marriage of Child
Olive PELOQUIN married 9 September 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Charles DUFAULT
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
marriage1853 Marriage of Child
Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN married 1 February 1853, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste CARDIN
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1855 Birth of Child
Esther PELOQUIN was born 23 March 1855, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Olivier was 44 years old.
marriage1855 Marriage of Child
Paul PELOQUIN married 26 June 1855, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie PELOQUIN
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
marriage1859 Marriage of Child
Martel PELOQUIN married 11 January 1859, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Marie LAVALLEE
marriage1861 Marriage of Child
Isidore PELOQUIN married 29 January 1861, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie HUS-LATRAVERSE
marriage1863 Marriage of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN married 27 October 1863, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Aurelie GUEVREMONT
marriage1866 Marriage of Child
Calixte PELOQUIN married 16 January 1866, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Catherine CRÉPEAU
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
marriage1868 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PELOQUIN married 24 February 1868, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to David HUS MILLETTE
marriage1869 Marriage of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN married 12 October 1869, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite PELOQUIN
marriage1871 Marriage of Child
Adeline PELOQUIN married 26 September 1871, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Noel PELOQUIN
marriage1871 Marriage of Child
Cyrille PELOQUIN married 17 October 1871, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Delia DUFAULT
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1875 Marriage of Child
Esther PELOQUIN married 9 November 1875, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Felix ÉTHIER
marriage1876 Marriage of Child
Olivier PELOQUIN married 24 April 1876, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Mathilde BARDIER dite SANSOUCY
1878 Death of Child
Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN died 1 August 1878, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Olivier was 67 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1879 Death of Spouse/Partner
Esther COURNOYER died 4 January 1879, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
1881 Death of Child
Martel PELOQUIN died 4 April 1881, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Olivier was 70 years old.
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.

Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marche Richelieu, Sorel, Que.
Postcard
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1898 Death
13 October 1898
Saint-David, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 87.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 3/22/2023 1:11:14 PM

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