Alfred Joseph PELOQUIN

(b. 10 October 1892 , Beacon, New York, USA d. 20 January 1961 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
Cause of Death: Cardiac Failure

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Alfred Joseph PELOQUIN was born 10 October 1892 in Beacon, New York, USA

Alfred Joseph PELOQUIN was the child of Alfred PELOQUIN and Catherine LAFLEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) (maternal) François-Regis GERARD dit LAFLEUR and Adelaide DUSSAULT

Alfred Joseph was a soldier in World War I.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Alfred Joseph married Marie Anna Honora OUELLET (OUELLETTE) abt. 1919 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Anna Honora OUELLET (OUELLETTE) was born 7 August 1889 in Greenville, New Hampshire, USA (Mason Village). Marie Anna Honora died abt. 1963 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie Anna Honora was the child of Elzebert OUELLETTE and Eugenie PELTIER (PELLETIER).

Alfred Joseph PELOQUIN died 20 January 1961 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

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Occupation

Alfred Joseph PELOQUIN was a Pharmacien.

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Alfred Joseph PELOQUIN married

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Marie Anna Honora OUELLET (OUELLETTE)-- Date: abt. 1919 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Marie Anna Honora OUELLET (OUELLETTE) was the child of Elzebert OUELLETTE and Eugenie PELTIER (PELLETIER)

Name: Alfred J Peloquin
Marriage Year: 1919
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 83
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.83

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Children of Alfred Joseph PELOQUIN and Marie Anna Honora OUELLET (OUELLETTE):

Alfred Elzebert PELOQUIN (b.15 October 1922, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 October 2005, Peoria, Maricopa, Arizona, USA)

Gertrude Lucille PELOQUIN (b.4 April 1926, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 May 2017, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA)
m. Joseph Omer BERTHIAUME 1950 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Charles E PELOQUIN (b.11 September 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 January 2021, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Rita M DION 1950

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Birth
Name: Joseph A Peloquin
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1892
Birth Place: Matteawan, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 41089

Ancestry.com. New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.
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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 - Putnam, Connecticut
Name: Alfred Peloquin
Age: 7
Birth Date: Oct 1892
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1900: Putnam, Windham, Connecticut
Ward of City: 3d
Street: Elm Street Nightingale Mills
House Number: 5
Sheet Number: 19
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 284
Family Number: 406
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Alfred Peloquin
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Catharine Peloquin
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Years in US: 3
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Household Members Age Relationship
Alfred Peloquin
45 Head
Catharine Peloquin
45 Wife
Reginea Paul
26 Daughter
Edwardina Peloquin
18 Daughter
Abraham Peloquin
15 Son
Felix Peloquin
13 Son
Edward Peloquin
10 Son
Alfred Peloquin 7 Son
Israel Paul
20 Son in Law (Son-in-law)
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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)

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, Massachusetts
Name: Alfred Peloquin
Age in 1910: 17
Birth Date: 1893
[1893]
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Street: Pine Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Alfred Peloquin
Father's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Mother's Name: Catherine Peloquin
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Spec Maker
Industry: Optical Works
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: No
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 6
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Household Members Age Relationship
Alfred Peloquin
55 Head
Catherine Peloquin
55 Wife
Abraham Peloquin
25 Son
Felix Peloquin
23 Son
Alfred Peloquin 17 Son
Margaret M Peloquin
13 Daughter
Pierre Lateau
26 Son-in-law
Edwardina Lateau
27 Daughter
Rosario Lateau
4 Grandson
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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 - 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

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

Military Service
Name: Alfred Joseph Peloquin
Record Type: Military Service
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1892
Military Date: 18 Jun 1919
Residence Place: Southbridge, Mass
Death Date: 20 Jan 1961

Ancestry.com. U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
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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 - 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.

1922 Birth of Child
Alfred Elzebert PELOQUIN was born 15 October 1922, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alfred Joseph was 30 years old.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1926 Birth of Child
Gertrude Lucille PELOQUIN was born 4 April 1926, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alfred Joseph was 33 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Charles E PELOQUIN was born 11 September 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alfred Joseph was 36 years old.

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, Massachusetts
Name: Alfred J Peloquin
[Alfred J Polvqnin]
Birth Year: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 37
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Map of Home: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street Address: Hamilton Street
House Number: 451
Dwelling Number: 133
Family Number: 323
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 43
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Druggist
Industry: Retail Drug Store
Class of Worker: Employer
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Alfred J Peloquin 37 Head
Honora Peloquin
40 Wife
Alfred E Peloquin
7 Son
Gertrude L Peloquin
4 Daughter
Charles E Peloquin
1 Son
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 - 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)

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.

Grave

New Notre Dame Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1961 Death
20 January 1961
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 68.

Postcards and Memories of Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alfred is buried at: New Notre Dame Cemetery
North Woodstock Rd (Rt. 169)
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(508)-764-0601 -- NOTE: Earliest graves in this cemetery date to around 1931

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