Pierre
PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
(b.
18 May 1748
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
21 March 1832
,
Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
)
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Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 18 May 1748 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was the child of François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX and Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA (maternal) Jean LAVALLÉE and Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAULSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite ÉTHIER 27 September 1773 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marguerite ÉTHIER was born 3 December 1757 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 13 September 1823 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite was the child of Louis ÉTHIER and Geneviève ST-MARTIN.
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 21 March 1832 in Saint-Jude, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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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