Pierre PELOQUIN

(b. 4 June 1842 , Sorel, Canada East d. 23 March 1926 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Pierre PELOQUIN was born 4 June 1842 in Sorel, Canada East

Pierre PELOQUIN was the child of Theophile PELOQUIN and Sophie PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel PELOQUIN and Catherine HUS PAUL (maternal) Etienne PELOQUIN and Catherine HUS MILLET

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

Pierre married Emerence (Merance) POTVIN 19 April 1869 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Emerence (Merance) POTVIN was born August 1851 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Emerence (Merance) was the child of Paul POTVIN and Marie Desanges ST-MARTIN.

Pierre PELOQUIN died 23 March 1926 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Pierre PELOQUIN married

Emerence (Merance) POTVIN-- Date: 19 April 1869 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Emerence (Merance) POTVIN was the child of Paul POTVIN and Marie Desanges ST-MARTIN

Children of Pierre PELOQUIN and Emerence (Merance) POTVIN:

Joseph Edmond PELOQUIN (b.24 February 1872, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 April 1926, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Emma PELOQUIN (b.17 March 1874, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1958, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)

Rosalda PELOQUIN (b.15 July 1883, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 June 1940, Killingly, Connecticut, USA )
m. Philibert Archile TETREAULT 11 May 1903 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1842 Birth
4 June 1842
Sorel, Canada East

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PELOQUIN and Emerence (Merance) POTVIN 19 April 1869, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 26 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Joseph Edmond PELOQUIN was born 24 February 1872, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Emma PELOQUIN was born 17 March 1874, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1883 Birth of Child
Rosalda PELOQUIN was born 15 July 1883, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

1903 Marriage of Child
Rosalda PELOQUIN married 11 May 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Philibert Archile TETREAULT

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)