Joseph PELOQUIN

(b. 17 October 1823 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 28 June 1907 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph PELOQUIN was born 17 October 1823 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Joseph PELOQUIN was the child of ? and ?

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

Joseph married Edesse LAMOTHE 22 January 1856 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Edesse LAMOTHE was born 7 May 1839 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Edesse died 2 January 1916 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).

Joseph PELOQUIN died 28 June 1907 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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Family and Children of Joseph PELOQUIN

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Joseph PELOQUIN married

Edesse LAMOTHE-- Date: 22 January 1856 Place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

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Children of Joseph PELOQUIN and Edesse LAMOTHE:

Nazaire PELOQUIN (b.22 December 1854, Saint-Robert, Canada East d. 8 November 1922, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA)

Joseph PELOQUIN (b.14 October 1856, Saint-Aimé, Canada East d. 6 February 1912, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Abraham PELOQUIN (b.3 October 1859, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East d. , )

Adolphe PELOQUIN (b.6 February 1861, Saint-Ours, Canada East d. , )

Louis PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1866, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Melina BIBEAU 1 February 1886 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Henri PELOQUIN (b.13 October 1867, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Narcisse PELOQUIN (b.22 September 1871, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 July 1904, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Celina PELOQUIN (b.3 March 1875, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Unknown PELOQUIN (b.16 March 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 March 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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1823 Birth
17 October 1823
Sorel, Lower Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1854 Birth of Child
Nazaire PELOQUIN was born 22 December 1854, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

1856 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PELOQUIN and Edesse LAMOTHE 22 January 1856, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN was born 14 October 1856, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Abraham PELOQUIN was born 3 October 1859, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 35 years old.

1861 Birth of Child
Adolphe PELOQUIN was born 6 February 1861, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Birth of Child
Henri PELOQUIN was born 13 October 1867, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph was 44 years old.

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

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

1871 Birth of Child
Narcisse PELOQUIN was born 22 September 1871, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Celina PELOQUIN was born 3 March 1875, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph was 51 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)

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

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

1886 Marriage of Child
Louis PELOQUIN married 1 February 1886, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Melina BIBEAU

1887 Birth of Child
Unknown PELOQUIN was born 16 March 1887, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph was 63 years old.

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)

1904 Death of Child
Narcisse PELOQUIN died 30 July 1904, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph was 80 years old.

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 Death
28 June 1907
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 83.