Evariste PELOQUIN

(b. 15 October 1874 , Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1955 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Evariste PELOQUIN was born 15 October 1874 in Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada

Evariste PELOQUIN was the child of Noel PELOQUIN and Adeline PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Theotiste PELOQUIN (maternal) Olivier PELOQUIN and Esther COURNOYER

Evariste was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1888.

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

Evariste married Odivine PAUL HUS 19 November 1900 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Odivine PAUL HUS was born abt. 1878 in Canada. Odivine died abt. 1958 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).

Evariste PELOQUIN died abt. 1955 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Evariste PELOQUIN married

Odivine PAUL HUS-- Date: 19 November 1900 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Groom's Name: Avarice Peloquin
Groom's Birth Date: 1875
Groom's Birthplace: Canada
Groom's Age: 25
Bride's Name: Olivine Paulus
Bride's Birth Date: 1880
Bride's Birthplace: Canada
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1900
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Noel
Groom's Mother's Name: Adaline Peloquin
Bride's Father's Name: Joseph
Bride's Mother's Name: Edmire Lavalle
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02748-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1843724
Reference Number: P358 L95
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

m. 1900 Nov 19th in Southbridge, Massachusetts to Ludivine? Odivine? Paulhus

Children of Evariste PELOQUIN and Odivine PAUL HUS:

Marie O PELOQUIN (b.2 November 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Aline Claire PELOQUIN (b.12 June 1904, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Albane PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1906, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Germaine PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 2004, )

Irene PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Marie Yvette PELOQUIN (b.16 November 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Gerald PELOQUIN (b.abt. 1919, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1874 Birth
15 October 1874
Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-Fulgence-de-Durham)

1874 Baptism
Name: Evariste Peloquin
Event: Baptême (Baptism)
Baptism Year: 1874
Baptism Location: L'Avenir, Québec (Quebec)

Ancestry.com. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

1874 Baptism
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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)

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 - L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada
Name: Evarist Peloquin
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head-of-house: Fils (Son)
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Father's name: Noel Peloquin
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's name: Adeline Peloquin
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 152
District: Drummond and Arthabaska
Subdistrict: L'Avenir
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Household Members:
Name Age
Noel Peloquin 45
Adeline Peloquin 45
Noel Peloquin 18
Evarist Peloquin 16
Pierre Peloquin 12
Paul Peloquin 8
Cyrille Peloquin 6
Marie Louise Peloquin 4
Arsine Peloquin 6/ 12

1891 Canadian Census
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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 Marriage / Partner
Evariste PELOQUIN and Odivine PAUL HUS 19 November 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 26 years old.

1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Noel and Adeline living in Southbridge, Massachusetts on Union Street.
Noel is 59. Birth Dec 1840. Birthplace: Canada, Immigration year: 1888. He is a Day Laborer. He has been in the United States for 12 years. He cannot read or write, but he can speak English.

Adeline is 52. birth April 1848. Birthplace: Canada, Immigration year: 1888. She can read, cannot write, can only speak French.

Living with them:
son, Evariste, age 25, possibly widowed, birth Oct 1874, Canada, immigration year: 1888. He is a spectacle maker. He can read, cannot write, can speak English.

son, Pierre, age 22, birth Jan 1878, Canada, immigration year: 1888. He is a spectacle maker. He can read, write, and speak English.

son, Paul, age 19, birth July 1880, Canada, immigration year: 1888. He is a spectacle maker. He can read, write, and speak English.

son, Cyril, age 16, birth May 1884, Canada, immigration year: 1888. He is a spectacle maker. He can read, write, and speak English.

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-Fulgence-de-Durham)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
Marie O PELOQUIN was born 2 November 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Evariste was 27 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Aline Claire PELOQUIN was born 12 June 1904, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Evariste was 29 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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Evariste Peloquin
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year: 1887
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
family number: 396
page number: 18
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Evariste Peloquin M 35y Canada
wife Adivine Peloquin F 32y Canada
dau Claire Peloquin F 5y Massachusetts
son Allane Peloquin M 4y Massachusetts
dau Germaine Peloquin F 1y 6m Massachusetts
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1915 Birth of Child
Marie Yvette PELOQUIN was born 16 November 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Evariste was 41 years old.

1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Evariste Peloquin
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Southbridge City no 10, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 15 Oct 1874
birthplace: , , Canada
country of citizenship: Great Britain
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1684524
digital folder number: 005216153
image number: 02423

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZND-3YV : accessed 01 Dec 2012), Evariste Peloquin, .
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1920 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Evariste Peloquin
residence: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1875
age: 45
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820748
digital folder number: 4311573
image number: 00579
sheet number: 11
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Evariste Peloquin M 45y Canada
wife Odvise Peloquin F 42y Canada
dau Claire Peloquin F 15y Massachusetts
son Albine Peloquin M 14y Massachusetts
dau Germaine Peloquin F 11y Massachusetts
dau Irene Peloquin F 8y Massachusetts
dau Esette Peloquin F 4y1m Massachusetts
son Gerald Peloquin M 1y Massachusetts
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Evariste Peloquin
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 55
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Canada
estimated birth year: 1875
immigration year: 1880
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's birthplace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0268
family number: 118
sheet number and letter: 6B
line number: 59
nara publication: T626, roll 965
film number: 2340700
digital folder number: 4607701
image number: 00904
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Evariste Peloquin M 55 Canada
wife Peloquin F 52 Canada
daughter Claire Peloquin F 25 Massachusetts
son Albani Peloquin M 24 Massachusetts
daughter Germaine Peloquin F 21 Massachusetts
daughter Irene Peloquin F 18 Massachusetts
daughter Yvette Peloquin F 14 Massachusetts
son Gerald Peloquin M 11 Massachusetts
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-Fulgence-de-Durham)
Railroad St. West, So. Durham, Que.
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Evariste Peloquin
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 65
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Canada
estimated birth year: 1875
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 14-253
family number: 233
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 44
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1654
digital folder number: 005460926
image number: 00204
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Evariste Peloquin M 65 Canada
wife Odvene Peloquin F 62 Canada
son Girard Peloquin M 21 Massachusetts
granddaughter Claire R Brennen F 4 Massachusetts
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)