Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT

Born

1 June 1733 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

25 May 1782 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT Geneviève TOURNOIS

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Born: 1 June 1733 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT

Mother: Geneviève TOURNOIS

Paternal grandparents: François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT , Marie NIQUET

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TOURNOIS , Marguerite BENOIT

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Pierre married Agathe OSSANT (AUSSANT) 1 March 1756 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Agathe OSSANT (AUSSANT) was born 12 October 1731 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Agathe died 4 January 1757 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Agathe was the child of Ange OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Antoinette BONIN dite DÉLISLE.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS 6 February 1758 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS was born 26 October 1736 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite died 19 January 1761 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE and Marie-Anne ST-YVES.

Pierre married (3) Catherine GAUTHIER DELISLE 7 January 1762 in Sorel, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine GAUTHIER DELISLE was born 11 March 1742 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine died 2 May 1818 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine was the child of Guillaume GAUTHIER dit DELISLE and Marguerite-Marie MASSON dite DUTREMBLE.

Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT died 25 May 1782 in Sorel, Province of Québec, 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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Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT married

Agathe OSSANT (AUSSANT)
Marriage date: 1 March 1756
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Agathe OSSANT (AUSSANT) was the child of Ange OSSANT (AUSSAN) and Antoinette BONIN dite DÉLISLE

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Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT married

Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS
Marriage date: 6 February 1758
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS was the child of Antoine DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE and Marie-Anne ST-YVES

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Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT married

Catherine GAUTHIER DELISLE
Marriage date: 7 January 1762
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada
Catherine GAUTHIER DELISLE was the child of Guillaume GAUTHIER dit DELISLE and Marguerite-Marie MASSON dite DUTREMBLE

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Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite CRÉDIT

Born: 12 February 1764, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 May 1844, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Joseph HUS COURNOYER 7 June 1784 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Mathieu PELOQUIN

Born: 3 March 1772, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 April 1842, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie HUS PAUL 21 April 1796 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1733
1 June 1733
Sorel, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT and Agathe OSSANT (AUSSANT) 1 March 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 years old.

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe OSSANT (AUSSANT) died 4 January 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT and Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS 6 February 1758, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 24 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite DESROSIERS died 19 January 1761, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PÉLOQUIN dit CRÉDIT and Catherine GAUTHIER DELISLE 7 January 1762, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 28 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite CRÉDIT was born 12 February 1764, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Mathieu PELOQUIN was born 3 March 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 38 years old.

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.