François
PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
(b.
8 December 1754
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
8 April 1795
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 8 December 1754 in Sorel, Canada, New France
François 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):
François married Agathe HUS COURNOYER 2 August 1779 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Agathe HUS COURNOYER was born 12 February 1761 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Agathe died 26 February 1837 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Agathe was the child of Thomas-Ignace HUS COURNOYER and Brigitte-Agathe HUS MILET (MILLET).
François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 8 April 1795 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of François 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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