Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX

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1 April 1738 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

16 February 1824 , Sorel, Lower Canada

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Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Born: 1 April 1738 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT

Mother: Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Paternal grandparents: François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT , Marie NIQUET

Maternal grandparents: Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA , Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF

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Catherine married Joseph SALVAIL 9 May 1757 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph SALVAIL was born 31 October 1717 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph died 13 March 1761 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph was the child of Pierre SALVAIL (SALVAYE) dit TREMONT and Geneviève HUS PAUL.

Catherine married (2) Joseph LETENDRE 11 April 1763 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LETENDRE was born 16 October 1738 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE dit ST-THOMAS and Marie-Jeanne HUS PAUL.

Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX died 16 February 1824 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX married

Joseph SALVAIL
Marriage date: 9 May 1757
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Joseph SALVAIL was the child of Pierre SALVAIL (SALVAYE) dit TREMONT and Geneviève HUS PAUL

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St-Pierre-de-Sorel

Children of Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX

Joseph SALVAIL

Born: 21 November 1759, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1845, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 26 February 1781 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX married

Joseph LETENDRE
Marriage date: 11 April 1763
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph LETENDRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE dit ST-THOMAS and Marie-Jeanne HUS PAUL

Children of Joseph LETENDRE and Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX

Catherine LETENDRE

Born: 26 September 1765, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 February 1832, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-François OSSANT (AUSSAN) 22 September 1783 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1738
1 April 1738
Sorel, Canada, New France

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX and Joseph SALVAIL 9 May 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 19 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph SALVAIL was born 21 November 1759, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 21 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph SALVAIL died 13 March 1761, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX and Joseph LETENDRE 11 April 1763, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 25 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Catherine LETENDRE was born 26 September 1765, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 27 years old.

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.