flag female ancestor  Edesse  LAMOTHE

  (b. 7 May 1839 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 2 January 1916 Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Edesse LAMOTHE was born 7 May 1839 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Edesse LAMOTHE was the child of ?   and   ?

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Edesse  married  Joseph PELOQUIN 22 January 1856 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Joseph PELOQUIN  was born 17 October 1823 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Joseph died 28 June 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). 

Edesse LAMOTHE died 2 January 1916 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Did You Know? 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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Edesse LAMOTHE married flag male ancestor Joseph PELOQUIN-- Date: 22 January 1856 Place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East


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birth1839 Birth
7 May 1839
Sorel, Lower Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1854 Birth of Child
Nazaire PELOQUIN was born 22 December 1854, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Edesse was 15 years old.
marriage1856 Marriage / Partner
Edesse LAMOTHE and Joseph PELOQUIN 22 January 1856, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.
1856 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN was born 14 October 1856, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Edesse was 17 years old.
1859 Birth of Child
Abraham PELOQUIN was born 3 October 1859, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Edesse was 20 years old.
1861 Birth of Child
Adolphe PELOQUIN was born 6 February 1861, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Edesse was 21 years old.
1867 Birth of Child
Henri PELOQUIN was born 13 October 1867, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Edesse was 28 years old.
1871 Birth of Child
Narcisse PELOQUIN was born 22 September 1871, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Edesse was 32 years old.
1875 Birth of Child
Celina PELOQUIN was born 3 March 1875, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Edesse was 35 years old.
marriage1886 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)

Edesse was 47 years old.
1904 Death of Child
Narcisse PELOQUIN died 30 July 1904, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Edesse was 65 years old.
Invention 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 of Spouse/Partner
Joseph PELOQUIN died 28 June 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1912 Death of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN died 6 February 1912, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Edesse was 72 years old.
death1916 Death
2 January 1916
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 76.


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Edesse is buried at: St. George’s Cemetery
Paige Hill
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
(508)-765-0601

Added: 6/9/2026 1:27:44 PM - Updated: 6/9/2026 1:33:36 PM

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