François-Xavier
PELOQUIN dit FELIX
Born
23 October 1778
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
10 April 1849
,
Sorel, Canada East
Parents & Family of François-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX
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Born: 23 October 1778 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
Mother:
Marie-Louise HUS MILLET
Paternal grandparents:
François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
, Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE
Maternal grandparents:
François HUS dit MILLET
, Marie-Louise CARTIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François-Xavier married Marie-Anne ÉTHIER 15 February 1808 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne ÉTHIER was born 7 November 1789 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 13 February 1810 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre-Marie ÉTHIER and Madeleine LANDRY.
François-Xavier married (2) Geneviève DUFAULT 7 January 1811 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Geneviève DUFAULT was born 24 September 1791 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE.
François-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX died 10 April 1849 in Sorel, Canada East .
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Spouse & Children of François-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX
François-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX married 
Marie-Anne ÉTHIER
Marriage date: 15 February 1808
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Anne ÉTHIER was the child of Pierre-Marie ÉTHIER and Madeleine LANDRY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Anne ÉTHIERMarriage date: 15 February 1808
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie-Anne ÉTHIER was the child of Pierre-Marie ÉTHIER and Madeleine LANDRY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Marie-Anne ÉTHIER
François-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX married Geneviève DUFAULT
Marriage date: 7 January 1811
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Geneviève DUFAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Geneviève DUFAULTMarriage date: 7 January 1811
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Geneviève DUFAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUFAULT dit RACLOS and Marie-Josephe RAJOTTE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of François-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Geneviève DUFAULT
Victoire PELOQUIN
Born: 29 September 1811, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Edouard LETENDRE 20 November 1832 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Pelagie PELOQUIN
Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Antoine PELLETIER 3 November 1835 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Celeste PELOQUIN
Born: 28 December 1825, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Olivier VEILLEUX 9 August 1842 Place: Sorel, Canada East
Marie-Elmire PELOQUIN
Born: 25 February 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 24 April 1916, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Died: 24 April 1916, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Married: Pierre LEDUC 20 October 1851 Place: Sorel, Canada East
Calixte PELOQUIN
Born: abt. 1831, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 10 October 1900, Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Died: 10 October 1900, Thompson, Connecticut, USA
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.
A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Birth — 177823 October 1778
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Baptism
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1808 Marriage / PartnerFrançois-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Marie-Anne ÉTHIER 15 February 1808 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 29 years old.
1808 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1808 Birth of ChildJoseph PELOQUIN was born 18 December 1808, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 30 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildAntoine PELOQUIN was born September 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 30 years old.
1810 Birth of ChildPierre PELOQUIN was born 6 February 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 31 years old.
1810 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne ÉTHIER died 13 February 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1811 Marriage / PartnerFrançois-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Geneviève DUFAULT 7 January 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 32 years old.
1811 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1811 Death of ChildAntoine PELOQUIN died 5 March 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 32 years old.
1811 Birth of ChildVictoire PELOQUIN was born 29 September 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 32 years old.
1813 Birth of ChildPierre PELOQUIN was born 21 September 1813, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 34 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildFrancoise PELOQUIN was born 2 November 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 38 years old.
1817 Death of ChildFrancoise PELOQUIN died 29 September 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 38 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Birth of ChildMarie-Susanne PELOQUIN was born 4 September 1818, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 39 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1821 Birth of ChildCatherine PELOQUIN was born 3 January 1821, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 42 years old.
1823 Birth of ChildFelix PELOQUIN was born 20 August 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 44 years old.
1825 Birth of ChildMarie-Celeste PELOQUIN was born 28 December 1825, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 47 years old.
1829 Birth of ChildMarie-Elmire PELOQUIN was born 25 February 1829, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 50 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Birth of ChildAthanase PELOQUIN was born 9 February 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 53 years old.
1832 Marriage of ChildVictoire PELOQUIN married 20 November 1832, Sorel, Lower Canada to Edouard LETENDRE
1834 Birth of ChildZepherin PELOQUIN was born 26 June 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
François-Xavier was 55 years old.
1835 Marriage of ChildPelagie PELOQUIN married 3 November 1835, Sorel, Lower Canada to Antoine PELLETIER
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Marriage of ChildCatherine PELOQUIN married 6 August 1839, Sorel, Lower Canada to Joseph CAPLET
1840 Marriage of ChildPierre PELOQUIN married 17 November 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada to Marguerite CAPLET
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1842 Marriage of ChildMarie-Celeste PELOQUIN married 9 August 1842, Sorel, Canada East to Olivier VEILLEUX
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)
Death — 184910 April 1849
Sorel, Canada East
He died at the age of 70.
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