Jean-Francois-Regis LATRAVERSE

(b. 5 January 1853 , Sorel, Canada East d. 14 March 1915 , Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Francois-Regis LATRAVERSE was born 5 January 1853 in Sorel, Canada East

Jean-Francois-Regis LATRAVERSE was the child of Olivier HUS LATRAVERSE and Angele LAVALLÉE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HUS-LATRAVERSE and Catherine GAUTHIER dite DELISLE (maternal) Antoine-François LAVALLEE and Judith DUFAULT

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

Jean-Francois-Regis married Marie-Sophie PELOQUIN 26 August 1877 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Sophie PELOQUIN was born 21 March 1860 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Marie-Sophie died 10 April 1920 in Saint-Jacques, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Sophie was the child of Martel PELOQUIN and Marie LAVALLEE.

Jean-Francois-Regis LATRAVERSE died 14 March 1915 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Jean-Francois-Regis LATRAVERSE was a Médecin.

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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Jean-Francois-Regis LATRAVERSE married

Marie-Sophie PELOQUIN-- Date: 26 August 1877 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada

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Marie-Sophie PELOQUIN was the child of Martel PELOQUIN and Marie LAVALLEE

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Children of Jean-Francois-Regis LATRAVERSE and Marie-Sophie PELOQUIN:

Lucien LATRAVERSE (b.18 June 1892, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 17 January 1948, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )

Juliette LATRAVERSE (b.1 November 1897, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 21 September 1981, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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1853 Birth
5 January 1853
Sorel, Canada East

Baptism

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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.

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

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

1877 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois-Regis LATRAVERSE and Marie-Sophie PELOQUIN 26 August 1877, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 24 years old.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

1892 Birth of Child
Lucien LATRAVERSE was born 18 June 1892, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Francois-Regis was 39 years old.

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

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)

1897 Birth of Child
Juliette LATRAVERSE was born 1 November 1897, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Francois-Regis was 44 years old.

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 - 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)

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)

Death

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Added: 4/7/2025 5:34:57 PM - Updated: 4/7/2025 5:38:05 PM