Sophie PELOQUIN

(b. 23 September 1855 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East d. 17 October 1918 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA )

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Sophie PELOQUIN was born 23 September 1855 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Sophie PELOQUIN was the child of Olivier PELOQUIN and Sophie PÉLOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier-Félix PELOQUIN and Esther HUS dite COURNOYER (maternal) André PÉLOQUIN and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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

Sophie married Daniel DUFAULT 14 April 1874 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Daniel DUFAULT was born April 1855 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Daniel was the child of Raphael DUFAULT and Louise PAUL HUS.

Sophie PELOQUIN died 17 October 1918 in Fitchburg, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Sophie PELOQUIN

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Sophie PELOQUIN married

Daniel DUFAULT-- Date: 14 April 1874 Place: Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Daniel DUFAULT was the child of Raphael DUFAULT and Louise PAUL HUS

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Children of Daniel DUFAULT and Sophie PELOQUIN:

Marie Louise PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1876, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Amelia DUFAULT (b.abt. 1879, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Sadie DUFAULT (b.June 1882, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Peter (Olivier) DUFAULT (b.February 1886, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Alexina DUFAULT (b.August 1891, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Leadine "Leda" DUFAULT (b.1 October 1893, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 July 1976, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA )

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1855 Birth
23 September 1855
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

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.

1874 Marriage / Partner
Sophie PELOQUIN and Daniel DUFAULT 14 April 1874, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

She was 18 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)

1882 Birth of Child
Sadie DUFAULT was born June 1882, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Sophie was 26 years old.

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

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

1886 Birth of Child
Peter (Olivier) DUFAULT was born February 1886, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Sophie was 30 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

1891 Birth of Child
Alexina DUFAULT was born August 1891, , Massachusetts, USA

Sophie was 35 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Leadine "Leda" DUFAULT was born 1 October 1893, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale)

Sophie was 38 years old.

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)

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)