Joseph
PELOQUIN dit FELIX
(b.
4 April 1777
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 November 1858
,
Sorel, Canada East
)
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Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 4 April 1777 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX was the child of Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Louise HUS MILLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE (maternal) François HUS dit MILLET and Marie-Louise CARTIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Claire GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 3 February 1800 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Claire GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 15 April 1779 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Claire died 12 August 1846 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Claire was the child of Jacques-Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Catherine-Louise LEROUX.
Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX died 20 November 1858 in Sorel, Canada East .
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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 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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