Seventh Generation


16. Felix PELOQUIN Sr. (+) was born on 19 May 1700 in Nicolet, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.9,10 From Wikipedia: "New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the territory colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris.

A vast Viceroyalty, New France consisted of five colonies at its peak in 1712, each with its own administration: Canada, the most developed colony, which was divided into the districts of Québec, Trois-Rivières, and Montréal; Hudson Bay; Acadie in the northeast; Terre-Neuve (Plaisance) on the island of Newfoundland; and Louisiane. It extended from Newfoundland to the Canadian Prairies and from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, including all the Great Lakes of North America.

In the 16th century, the lands were used primarily to draw from the wealth of natural resources such as furs through trade with the various indigenous peoples. In the seventeenth century, successful settlements began in Acadia and in Quebec. In the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, France ceded to Great Britain its claims over mainland Acadia, Hudson Bay, and Newfoundland. France established the colony of Île Royale on Cape Breton Island, where they built the Fortress of Louisbourg.

The population rose slowly but steadily. In 1754, New France's population consisted of 10,000 Acadians, 55,000 Canadiens, and about 4,000 settlers in upper and lower Louisiana; 69,000 in total. The British expelled the Acadians in the Great Upheaval from 1755 to 1764, which has been remembered on July 28 each year since 2003. Their descendants are dispersed in the Maritime provinces of Canada and in Maine and Louisiana, with small populations in Chéticamp, Nova Scotia and the Magdalen Islands. Some also went to France.

After the Seven Years' War (which included the French and Indian War in America), France ceded the rest of New France to Great Britain and Spain in the Treaty of Paris of 1763 (except the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon). Britain acquired Canada, Acadia, and French Louisiana east of the Mississippi River, except for the Île d'Orléans, which was granted to Spain with the territory to the west. In 1800, Spain returned its portion of Louisiana to France under the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso, and Napoleon Bonaparte sold it to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, permanently ending French colonial efforts on the American mainland.

New France eventually became absorbed within the United States and Canada, with the only vestige of French rule being the tiny islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an overseas collectivity of France. In the United States, the legacy of New France includes numerous place names as well as small pockets of French-speaking communities." He died on 6 March 1776 at the age of 75 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.9

Felix PELOQUIN Sr. (+) and Marie Pelletier ANTAYA (+) were married on 22 July 1720 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.9 They had 12 children. Marie Pelletier ANTAYA (+), daughter of Michel Pelletier ANTAYA and Francoise Pelletier MENEUX, was born on 2 April 1698 in L'ile-d'Orleans County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.5,9 She died on 19 February 1770 at the age of 71 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.5

Felix PELOQUIN Sr. (+) and Marie Pelletier ANTAYA (+) had the following children:

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Francois Felix PELOQUIN (+).

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Marie Anne PELOQUIN (+).

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Joseph PELOQUIN was born on 18 March 1725 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 He died on 22 August 1747 at the age of 22 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11

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Charles PELOQUIN was born on 16 January 1727 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 He died on 26 February 1789 at the age of 62 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada.11

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Felix PELOQUIN Jr. was born on 5 May 1728 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 He died in December 1738 at the age of 10 in Richelieu, Rouville County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11

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Genevieve PELOQUIN was born on 24 August 1729 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11

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Marie Josephte PELOQUIN was born on 14 November 1730 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 She died on 12 November 1805 at the age of 74 in Sainte-Ours, Montreal, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada.11

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Antoine PELOQUIN was born on 4 May 1734 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 He died on 27 January 1789 at the age of 54 in Sainte-Ours, Montreal, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada.11

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Jean Baptiste PELOQUIN was born on 18 August 1735 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 He died on 18 June 1806 at the age of 70 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada.11

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Prisque PELOQUIN was born on 2 December 1736 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 He died on 2 December 1736 at the age of 0 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11

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Catherine Felix PELOQUIN was born on 1 April 1738 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 She died on 16 February 1824 at the age of 85 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada.11

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Paul PELOQUIN was born in April 1739 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 He died in April 1739 at the age of 0 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11

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Ursele PELOQUIN was born on 4 October 1740 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 She died on 12 May 1775 at the age of 34 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11

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Rosalie PELOQUIN was born on 2 September 1742 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11 She died on 20 September 1742 at the age of 0 in Sainte-Pierre-de-Saurel, Monteregie County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.11

Marie PELLETIER ANTAYA was born on 2 April 1698 in Sainte-Familie, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.8 She died on 19 February 1770 at the age of 71 in Sorel, Le Bas-Richelieu County, Quebec Province, Canada, Nouvelle (New) France.8

Felix PELOQUIN Sr. (+) and Marie PELLETIER ANTAYA had the following children:

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Emmanuel PELOQUIN FELIX (+).