Marie PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX

(b. 22 July 1757 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1800 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Marie PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 22 July 1757 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX was the child of Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Élisabeth SALVAIL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (maternal) Pierre SALVAIL (SALVAYE) dit TREMONT and Geneviève HUS PAUL

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

Marie married Pierre LAVALLÉE 8 November 1779 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre LAVALLÉE was born 9 October 1754 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 31 July 1822 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre was the child of Michel LAVALLEE dit PAQUET and Marie-Geneviève DUTEAU.

Marie PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX died 3 November 1800 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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