Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT

Born

19 May 1700 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1776 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT Marie NIQUET

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Born: 19 May 1700 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: François PELOQUIN dit CREDIT

Mother: Marie NIQUET

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin PELOQUIN , Ambroise SYLLARD (SYLLART)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-René NIQUET (NIQUETTE) , Françoise LEMOINE

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Felix married Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 22 July 1720 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 2 April 1698 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie died 2 February 1770 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF.

Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT died 6 March 1776 in Sorel, Province of Québec, 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
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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.

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Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT married

Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
Marriage date: 22 July 1720
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF

Marriage notes:

NOTE: Marriage unavailable in Drouin Collection - most of 1720 is missing from the records

"We find another account on the Pelloquin family dated 22 July 1720. Felix, the eldest son of Francois participated in the drafting of a contract for his marriage to Marie Peltier. The document was drawn up by a missionary in Sorel since a notary was not available. Felix secured for the couple, a farm of 160 acres located on the Richelieu river within the manor of Sorel along with the tools of a blacksmith. His fiancee brought to the family (property in common) a two year old heifer, a ewe, and a pig. The marriage contract was witnessed by: Marie's father, Michel Peltier; Michel Desorcy; and Mrs Catherine Legardeur, widow of the lord of the manor of Sorel. There are no signatures of any of the Pelloquin family and there is no evidence that any were present. Furthermore, the church record of the marriage appears to have been lost. The approbation of the census of 1724 indicates that Felix had a farm of 160 acres, a barn, a stable and fifteen acres of arable land. In addition, there are a number of notarized documents that identify Felix Pelloquin as a blacksmith."

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Children of Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

Born: 2 June 1721, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1756, Sorel, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE 17 May 1745 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Born: 25 October 1722, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine MANDEVILLE 5 February 1742 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Pierre LAVALLEE 28 April 1749 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

Born: 14 February 1724, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 3 May 1795, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose HUS PAUL 17 October 1746 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

Born: 18 March 1725, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 22 August 1747, Sorel, Canada, New France

Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX

Born: 16 January 1727, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 26 February 1789, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Élisabeth SALVAIL 7 January 1752 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

Born: 5 May 1728, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1738, Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Born: 24 August 1729, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 22 May 1815, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU 15 August 1746 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Pierre POIRIER 7 January 1771 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Born: 14 November 1730, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1805, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques PONTICHERAT (POUCHEROT) dit GAMARD 11 January 1751 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Nicolas-Charles LECLERC 3 February 1758 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Emmanuel PELOQUIN dit FELIX (FELIX-CREDY)

Born: 23 December 1731, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1813 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite LAVALLEE 19 February 1759 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Françoise PELOQUIN

Born: 9 May 1733, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1733, Sorel, Canada, New France

Antoine PELOQUIN

Born: 4 May 1734, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1789 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte ST-MARTIN 8 July 1755 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Marieanne HUS PAUL 19 April 1773 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX

Born: 18 August 1735, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 18 June 1806, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite DELISLE 26 September 1763 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Prisque PELOQUIN

Born: 2 December 1736, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1736, Sorel, Canada, New France

Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX

Born: 1 April 1738, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1824, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SALVAIL 9 May 1757 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: Joseph LETENDRE 11 April 1763 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul PELOQUIN dit FELIX

Born: 14 April 1739, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 26 April 1739, Sorel, Canada, New France

Ursule PELOQUIN

Born: 4 October 1740, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 12 May 1775, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT 23 April 1759 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Rosalie PELOQUIN

Born: 2 September 1742, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 20 September 1742, Sorel, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1700
19 May 1700
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1700 - Baptism
'Felix, the first Pelloquin to see the initial light of day on Canadian soil, was born on 19 May 1700 and was baptized on 30 May in Three-Rivers. The baptismal certificate reads; 'born of the legitimate marriage of Francois Pelloquin (dit Crédit) and Marie Niquet both of Nicolet. The godfather and godmother were Pierre Niquet, Marie's brother, and his wife Marie Lefebvre. '

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Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT - Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890

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Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT - 1700 Baptism - Immaculee Conception - Trois Rivieres, Quebec

1700 Baptism - Immaculee Conception - Trois Rivieres, Quebec

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage / Partner
Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 22 July 1720, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 20 years old.

1721 Birth of Child
François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 2 June 1721, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Felix was 21 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 25 October 1722, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 22 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 14 February 1724, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 23 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 18 March 1725, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 24 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 16 January 1727, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 26 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Felix PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 5 May 1728, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 27 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 24 August 1729, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 29 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 14 November 1730, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 30 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Emmanuel PELOQUIN dit FELIX (FELIX-CREDY) was born 23 December 1731, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 31 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise PELOQUIN was born 9 May 1733, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 32 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Antoine PELOQUIN was born 4 May 1734, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 33 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX was born 18 August 1735, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Prisque PELOQUIN was born 2 December 1736, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 36 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX was born 1 April 1738, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 37 years old.

1738 Death of Child
Felix PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 12 December 1738, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 38 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Paul PELOQUIN dit FELIX was born 14 April 1739, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 38 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Ursule PELOQUIN was born 4 October 1740, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 40 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 5 February 1742, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine MANDEVILLE

1742 Birth of Child
Rosalie PELOQUIN was born 2 September 1742, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 42 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married 17 May 1745, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Anne LAVALLÉE

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 15 August 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU

1746 Marriage of Child
Pierre PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married 17 October 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Rose HUS PAUL

1747 Death of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 22 August 1747, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 47 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 28 April 1749, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre LAVALLEE

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 11 January 1751, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jacques PONTICHERAT (POUCHEROT) dit GAMARD

1752 Marriage of Child
Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX married 7 January 1752, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Élisabeth SALVAIL

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Antoine PELOQUIN married 8 July 1755, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Josephte ST-MARTIN

1756 Death of Child
François PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX died 9 January 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 55 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX married 9 May 1757, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph SALVAIL

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 3 February 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Nicolas-Charles LECLERC

1759 Marriage of Child
Emmanuel PELOQUIN dit FELIX (FELIX-CREDY) married 19 February 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marie-Marguerite LAVALLEE

1759 Marriage of Child
Ursule PELOQUIN married 23 April 1759, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph-Mathurin BLET dit PETIT

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 of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX married 11 April 1763, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph LETENDRE

1763 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX married 26 September 1763, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite DELISLE

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA died 2 February 1770, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married 7 January 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre POIRIER

1773 Marriage of Child
Antoine PELOQUIN married 19 April 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marieanne HUS PAUL

1775 Death of Child
Ursule PELOQUIN died 12 May 1775, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Felix was 75 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.