Felix PELOQUIN

(b. 12 October 1880 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 April 1957 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Felix PELOQUIN was born 12 October 1880 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Felix PELOQUIN was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN and Françoise LAVALLEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) (maternal) Denis LAVALLÉE and Françoise PELOQUIN

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Felix married Marie Delia QUEVILLON 16 July 1900 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Delia QUEVILLON was born 23 September 1878 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Delia died abt. 1927 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Delia was the child of Joseph QUÉVILLON (COUVILLON) and Josephine HEBERT.

Felix married (2) Emily R LEMOINE abt. 1929 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA . Emily R LEMOINE was born 8 March 1883 in Massachusetts, USA. Emily R died March 1964 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Emily R was the child of Joseph LEMOINE and Cleophee FREDETTE.

Felix PELOQUIN died 11 April 1957 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Marie Delia QUEVILLON-- Date: 16 July 1900 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Marie Delia QUEVILLON was the child of Joseph QUÉVILLON (COUVILLON) and Josephine HEBERT

Groom's Name: Felix Peloquin
Groom's Birth Date: 1881
Groom's Birthplace: Southbridge
Groom's Age: 19
Bride's Name: Delia Couvillion
Bride's Birth Date: 1879
Bride's Birthplace: Canada
Bride's Age: 21
Marriage Date: 16 Jul 1900
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Pierre
Groom's Mother's Name: Francis Lavalle
Bride's Father's Name: Joseph
Bride's Mother's Name: Josephine Hebert
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02748-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1843724
Reference Number: P356 L65
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

married July 16, 1900 to Delia Couvillion - source: Massachusetts Vital Records Vol: 502 ; Page: 356

Children of Felix PELOQUIN and Marie Delia QUEVILLON:

Adelaide M A PELOQUIN (b.3 November 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1940, )

Felix PELOQUIN married

Emily R LEMOINE-- Date: abt. 1929 Place: Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Emily R LEMOINE was the child of Joseph LEMOINE and Cleophee FREDETTE

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1880 Birth
Name: Felix Peloquin
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 31 Oct 1880
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Father's Name: Pierre Peloquin
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Mother's Name: Francoise Lavallee
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01052-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 45
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

birth source - Massachusetts Vital Records Vol 315, Page 338 - son of Peter Peloquin and Francoise Lavallee

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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Marriage / Partner
Felix PELOQUIN and Marie Delia QUEVILLON 16 July 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 19 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Birth of Child
Adelaide M A PELOQUIN was born 3 November 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Felix was 22 years old.

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Southbridge, MA
Name: Felix Peloquin
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: 1813
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 5A
Household ID: 85
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374643
Digital Folder Number: 004330111
Image Number: 00184

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Felix Peloquin Head M 29 Massachusetts
Delia Peloquin Wife F 28 Massachusetts
Marianne Peloquin Daughter F 7 Massachusetts
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917
Felix Peloquin, living at 60 Worcester? St. in Southbridge, MA, age 37, b. Oct 12, 1880, nearest relative - Peter Peloquin (father) living at 7 North St. in Southbridge. The rest is very difficult to read.

World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18

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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

Felix PELOQUIN - Southbridge, Massachusetts

Southbridge, Massachusetts

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

Southbridge, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919
Name: Felix Peloquin
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1919
Street Address: 19 Worcester
Residence Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Occupation: Clerk
Spouse:
Delia Peloquin
Publication Title: Southbridge, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919
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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Southbridge, MA
Name: Felix Peloquin
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
District: 148
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Household ID: 30
Line Number: 63
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1820748
Digital Folder Number: 004311573
Image Number: 00456

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Felix Peloquin Head M 39 Massachusetts
Delia Peloquin Wife F 39 Massachusetts
Marie Anna Peloquin Daughter F 16 Massachusetts
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Felix Peloquin
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 49
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1881
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0269
family number: 325
sheet number and letter: 15B
line number: 96
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
image number: 00968
Household Gender Age
Felix Peloquin M 49
spouse Emily R Peloquin F 47
Mason W Davis M 68

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
300 Coombs Street
Peloquin Felix, head, 59, b. MA, optical mfg, $1406
Peloquin Emily, wife, 58, b. MA
Peloquin Marian, daughter, 27, b. MA
Peloquin Flora, cousin, 50, b. MA
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Felix Pelloquin
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Coombs
House Number: 27
Inferred Residence in 1935: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 15B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 300
Household Members:
Name Age
Felix Pelloquin 59
Emily Pelloquin 58
Marion A Pelloquin 37
Flora Pelloquin 50
Robert F Gough 73
Irene Gough 46
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1942
Felix Peloquin, 27 Combs St., Southbridge, MA, age 61, b. 12 Oct 1880 in Southbridge, MA. Felix lives with Mrs. Emily Peloquin. He works at the American Optical Co. He is 5 ft 4 inches, 160 lbs, gray hair, blue eyes, light complexion, wears glasses.
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1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Felix PELOQUIN - Gravestone - Old Notre Dame Cemetery, Charlton St., Southbridge, MA.

Gravestone - Old Notre Dame Cemetery, Charlton St., Southbridge, MA.

Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1957 Death
11 April 1957
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 76.

Obituary
Felix Peloquin Dies at Southbridge

SOUTHBRIDGE - Felix Peloquin, 76, of 27 Coombs St., died last night in Harrington Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong resident here, son of Pierre and Francoise (Lavallee) Peloquin.

He was employed by American Optical Co. 57 years, and was retired. He served as a member of American Optical Fire Department 33 years, was a member of Nipmuck tribe of Red Men for 52 years; was a charter member of Quarter Century Club of American Optical and was also a member or the League of Sacred Heart of Notre Dame Parish.

He leaves his wife, Mrs. EMely R. (LeMoine) Peloquin of Southbridge, a daughter, Mrs. Marie Ann Damm of St. Petersburg, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Rose McCone of West Newton and a brother, Pierre Peloquin of Southbridge.

Calling hours at the Sansoucy Funeral Home will be tomorrow and Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Other arrangements are incomplete.

Worcester Daily Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
April 12, 1957

Felix is buried at: Old Notre Dame, St. Mary's, Sacred Heart Cemetery
220 Charlton Street
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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