Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER

Born

15 January 1757 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

9 January 1821 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Born: 15 January 1757 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER

Father

Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Mother

Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents

Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF

Maternal grandparents

Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS Marie-Josephe JOYAL

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

Jean-Baptiste married Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 4 February 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 20 December 1776 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine died 14 February 1843 in Sorel, Canada East . Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX.

Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER died 9 January 1821 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER

Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER married

Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
Marriage date: 4 February 1799
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Children of Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Charlotte ANTAYA dite PELLETIER

Born: 3 October 1802, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ignace LETENDRE 17 February 1824 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Catherine ANTAYA dite PELLETIER

Born: 19 June 1812, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 30 December 1839, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Narcisse LAVALLEE 21 October 1834 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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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 — 1757
15 January 1757
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

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.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ANTAYA dit PELLETIER and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 4 February 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 42 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Charlotte ANTAYA dite PELLETIER was born 3 October 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Catherine ANTAYA dite PELLETIER was born 19 June 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 55 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England