François-Xavier
PELOQUIN dit FELIX
(b.
23 October 1778
,
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
10 April 1849
,
Sorel, Canada East
)
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François-Xavier PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 23 October 1778 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Xavier 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):
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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 13 February 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). 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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). 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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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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