Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Moses PELTIER, merchant, Braidwood; was born in Soral, Lower Canada, Aug. 3, 1833, and is 
the son of Antoine and Scholastic (BOIVIN) PELTIER, of Canada; his father was a baker by 
trade; was born in 1811, and remained in Canada until the breaking-out of the war in 1837; 
he then came to Illinois and settled in Resden, Grundy Co.; here he was engaged in, baking 
for the Canal Company; then engaged in keeping a hotel and stage house; was the first 
Postmaster of Resden; held that office for nine years; in 1840, he sent for his wife and
son Moses, the only child, to come to Illinois; arrived, settled in Resden, Grundy Co.; 
here Mr. PELTIER was engaged very extensively in the warehouse business; in 1844, he took 
a contract on the Canal feeder, from Wilmington to Canal, and built this feeder; his 
partner left, taking with him what money he had of Mr. PELTIER's, which was almost a 
financial ruin to Mr. PELTIER; he died in the old town of Kankakee in 1859, honored and 
respected by his fellowman, leaving a wife and one son. Moses PELTIER, in 1862, went to 
Wilmington and entered the mercantile business; in 1870 came to Braidwood, and was engaged 
in the butcher business; in 1876, entered the boot and shoe business; today is engaged in 
the boots and shoes, flour and feed business. Democrat in politics; Catholic in religion. 
Married April 13, 1861, to Miss Mary J. MCCABE, of New York; seven children. His mother was 
born in 1810, now living with Mr. PELTIER.