Joseph PELOQUIN

(b. 26 May 1844 , Sorel, Canada East d. 18 March 1928 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Joseph PELOQUIN was born 26 May 1844 in Sorel, Canada East

Joseph PELOQUIN was the child of Olivier-Félix PELOQUIN and Esther HUS dite COURNOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Marguerite DUFAULT (maternal) Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL

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

Joseph married Marguerite PELOQUIN 12 October 1869 in Sorel, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite PELOQUIN was born 20 June 1851 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN and Marguerite CAPLET.

Joseph PELOQUIN died 18 March 1928 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Joseph PELOQUIN married

Marguerite PELOQUIN-- Date: 12 October 1869 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada
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Marguerite PELOQUIN was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN and Marguerite CAPLET

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Children of Joseph PELOQUIN and Marguerite PELOQUIN:

Marie-Ernestine PELOQUIN (b.13 July 1870, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Anesie PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 January 1878, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)

Octavie PELOQUIN (b.24 April 1872, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Aglae PELOQUIN (b.21 November 1874, Saint-Guillaume, Québec, Canada d. 21 January 1878, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)

Marie-Albertine PELOQUIN (b.11 June 1875, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 6 March 1878, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)

Marie-Obeline PELOQUIN (b.22 January 1878, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Mathias PELOQUIN (b.14 November 1879, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 9 October 1973, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)

Pulcherie PELOQUIN (b.3 May 1882, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1966, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Pierre PLASSE 23 April 1906 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Aline PELOQUIN (b.31 May 1885, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 7 September 1968, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)

Leonie PELOQUIN (b.30 November 1887, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Napoleon LEMOINE 26 September 1909 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Blanche-Eva-Ursule PELOQUIN (b.4 January 1890, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1983, Sorel, Québec, Canada )

Alfred PELOQUIN (b.14 December 1893, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 15 December 1978, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Germaine GOUIN 25 July 1921 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1844 Birth
26 May 1844
Sorel, Canada East

Baptism

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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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1869 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PELOQUIN and Marguerite PELOQUIN 12 October 1869, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 25 years old.

1869 marriage

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1870 Birth of Child
Marie-Ernestine PELOQUIN was born 13 July 1870, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Octavie PELOQUIN was born 24 April 1872, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874 Birth of Child
Aglae PELOQUIN was born 21 November 1874, Saint-Guillaume, Québec, Canada (Saint-Guillaume-d'Upton)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Marie-Albertine PELOQUIN was born 11 June 1875, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph 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.

1878 Death of Child
Aglae PELOQUIN died 21 January 1878, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.

1878 Birth of Child
Marie-Obeline PELOQUIN was born 22 January 1878, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.

1878 Death of Child
Marie-Anesie PELOQUIN died 31 January 1878, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.

1878 Death of Child
Marie-Albertine PELOQUIN died 6 March 1878, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1879 Birth of Child
Mathias PELOQUIN was born 14 November 1879, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 35 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Pulcherie PELOQUIN was born 3 May 1882, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 37 years old.

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

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

1885 Birth of Child
Aline PELOQUIN was born 31 May 1885, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 41 years old.

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1887 Birth of Child
Leonie PELOQUIN was born 30 November 1887, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Blanche-Eva-Ursule PELOQUIN was born 4 January 1890, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 45 years old.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Birth of Child
Alfred PELOQUIN was born 14 December 1893, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 49 years old.

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

1906 Marriage of Child
Pulcherie PELOQUIN married 23 April 1906, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Pierre PLASSE

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 Marriage of Child
Leonie PELOQUIN married 26 September 1909, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada to Napoleon LEMOINE

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 Marriage of Child
Alfred PELOQUIN married 25 July 1921, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Germaine GOUIN

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

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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