Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

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24 August 1729 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1815 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Born: 24 August 1729 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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Marie-Geneviève married Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU 15 August 1746 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU was born 10 October 1722 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Nicolas died 7 March 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Nicolas was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET.

Marie-Geneviève married (2) Pierre POIRIER 7 January 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre POIRIER was born 13 March 1706 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Pierre died 7 May 1778 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER.

Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX died 22 May 1815 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada.
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Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married

Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU
Marriage date: 15 August 1746
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Bernard LÉTOURNEAU and Hélène PAQUET

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Charles-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 28 June 1747, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 8 July 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France

Joseph-Amable LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 17 March 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1796,

Married: Marguerite PERRAULT (PERREAULT) 6 November 1769 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 11 May 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Louis DAUDELIN 21 October 1771 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 8 March 1752, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 11 November 1774 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 1 July 1771 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 16 October 1753, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 12 July 1755, Chambly, Canada, New France

Marie-Ursule LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 21 November 1756, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 9 September 1836, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Toussaint-Joseph BARSALOU 10 August 1778 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Apolline LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 16 February 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 18 July 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France

Françoise LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 30 August 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1832, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste BENOIT 9 October 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles LETOURNEAU

Born: 25 June 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 April 1837, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marthe BERNARD 16 February 1801 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Joseph-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 4 May 1768, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 November 1834, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe MAILLOT 5 May 1794 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Prisque LÉTOURNEAU

Born: 25 September 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX married

Pierre POIRIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1771
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre POIRIER was the child of Daniel POIRIER dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine VIGER

Children of Pierre POIRIER and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Noel POIRIER

Born: 24 December 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise FREGEAU 25 January 1802 Place: Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Marie-Geneviève's Québec records.

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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1729 Baptism

She was christened in St Pierre, Sorel, Québec, Can., August 24, 1729.

Birth — 1729
24 August 1729
Sorel, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX and Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU 15 August 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 16 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Charles-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU was born 28 June 1747, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 17 years old.

1748 Death of Child
Charles-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU died 8 July 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable LÉTOURNEAU was born 17 March 1749, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 19 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU was born 11 May 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU was born 8 March 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LÉTOURNEAU was born 16 October 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 24 years old.

1755 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte LÉTOURNEAU died 12 July 1755, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 25 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule LÉTOURNEAU was born 21 November 1756, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline LÉTOURNEAU was born 16 February 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU was born 30 August 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 30 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Charles LETOURNEAU was born 25 June 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 36 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph-Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU was born 4 May 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 38 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Prisque LÉTOURNEAU was born 25 September 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 40 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Amable LÉTOURNEAU married 6 November 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite PERRAULT (PERREAULT)

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU died 7 March 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX and Pierre POIRIER 7 January 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 41 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU married 1 July 1771, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

1771 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU married 21 October 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis DAUDELIN

1771 Birth of Child
Noel POIRIER was born 24 December 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève was 42 years old.

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte LÉTOURNEAU died 11 November 1774 , Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Geneviève was 45 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU married 9 October 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean Baptiste BENOIT

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.