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Paul Joseph
PELOQUIN
(b. 24 July 1880,
, Québec Province, Canada
d. 1918,
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Paul Joseph PELOQUIN was born 24 July 1880
in , Québec Province, Canada .
Paul Joseph 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
Paul Joseph was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1888.
Paul Joseph PELOQUIN died 1918 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
Details of the life of Paul appear below.
Paul Joseph was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1888.
Paul Joseph PELOQUIN died 1918 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
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Over time, Quebec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.
Quebec - Did you know? French Canadians celebrate Dollard Day on the Monday preceding May 25. The day honors a...Read MORE...Countries and Their Cultures - French-Canadians (www.everyculture.com)
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St. George’s Cemetery
Birth 24 July 1880
, Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.THE RED CROSS SOCIETY
At a meeting this evening, largely attended by prominent citizens and those...Read MORE...
1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.UNIFORM TIME
Exactly at noon on Sunday, as has been announced, the new system of uniform time...Read MORE...
1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country.www.wikipedia.org - May 1, 1884
1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date.www.wikipedia.org - December 6, 1884
1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.The formal reception of Bartholdi's great statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World" took place at...Read MORE...
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)The last spike of the transcontinental railway is put in place in the Eagle Pass, B.C. (Nov. 7).
www.worldatlas.com - November 7, 1885
1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885).www.wikipedia.org - January 29, 1886
1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed.www.wikipedia.org - February 2, 1887
1889 - The first Canadian troops sent overseas participate in the Boer War in South Africa (Oct. 30). fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1868-to-1918.html -
1890 - Free land for large familiesThe Quebec legislature a few days ago passed a bill offering 100 acres of land to every man who is...Read MORE...
1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars endedwww.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ sdtimeln.htm - December 29, 1890
1891 - L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada
Name Paul Peloquin
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Age 8
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Name Paul Peloquin
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Age 8
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1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island.New York, Jan. 1. - Without any ceremony or formal opening the immigration officials of this city...Read MORE...
1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian ExpositionWorld's Columbian Exposition is held in Chicago, commemorating the 400th anniversary of European...Read MORE...
1894 - Pullman strikeThe Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States in the summer of 1894. It...Read MORE...
Massive waves of immigration, a headlong economic boom with the growth of prairie agriculture and urban industry transform Canada between 1896 and 1915. Those who shape the new society include peasants from Eastern Europe, in search of free land;...Read MORE...
1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike 1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.in 1897, at 6 am, over 100 people crowded onto the first train to travel through a tunnel under...Read MORE...
1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war.The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 -
1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20)....On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the...Read MORE...
1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.On December 10, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud...Read MORE...
1900 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Noel and Adeline living in Southbridge, Massachusetts on Union Street.
Noel is 59. Birth Dec 1840. ...Read MORE...
Noel and Adeline living in Southbridge, Massachusetts on Union Street.
Noel is 59. Birth Dec 1840. ...Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.The Gold Standard Act a Law.
Washington, March 15. - The gold standard act passed by congress,...Read MORE...
1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.THE KIOWA SALOONS RAIDED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, of this City, Invaded Six of Them last Thursday....Read MORE...
1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.www.wikipedia.org - January 22, 1901
1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communicationOne hundred years ago on Saturday, a young Italian inventor named Guglielmo Marconi stood on a...Read MORE...
1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, MichiganJune 16, 1903
1903 - October - First World SeriesThe 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It...Read MORE...
1903 - Canada loses the Alaska boundary dispute when British tribunal representative Lord Alverstone sides with the U.S. (Oct. 20). fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1868-to-1918.html -
1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight.THE MACHINE ACTUALLY FLIES
Successful Trial of Kitty Hawk, N.C., of Wright Brother's...Read MORE...
1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1).Ice-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition world's fair in St....Read MORE...
1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama CanalFebruary 23 – For $10 million, the United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone...
June...Read MORE...
1908 - September 27 – Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.www.wikipedia.org - September 27, 1908
1910 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
The following Peloquins are living at 9 Union Street (all born in Canada (unless noted), parents...Read MORE...
The following Peloquins are living at 9 Union Street (all born in Canada (unless noted), parents...Read MORE...
1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North AtlanticAt 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean ...Read MORE...
1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated.MANY STATES TO DEDICATE HIGHWAY
New Route Across Continent Will Be Inaugurated With Many...Read MORE...
1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act.www.wikipedia.org - December 23, 1913
1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation.GIVES APPROVAL TO MOTHERS' DAY
President Wilson Acts on Joint Resolution of Congress
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1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades BelgiumAugust 1, 1914 - Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium begin full...Read MORE...
Canada's heavy military role in World War I (60,000 dead in a population of 8 million) transforms its society, its politics and its place in the world. The horror, bravery and sacrifice of trench warfare are evoked in Canada's great battles: Ypres,...Read MORE...
1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call,facilitated by a newly invented vacuum tube amplifier, ceremonially inaugurated by Alexander Graham ...Read MORE...
1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool.www.wikipedia.org - May 7, 1915
1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14.www.americaslibrary.gov - May 30, 1916
1917 - Canadian Government enforced conscription, rioting occurredAugust 29 – WWI: The Military Service Act is passed in the Canadian House of Commons, giving the...Read MORE...
1917 - December 6 - Halifax Explosion: Two freighters collide in Halifax Harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia and cause a huge explosion that kills at least 1,963 people, injures 9,000 and destroys part of the citywww.wikipedia.org - December 6, 1917
1917 - Income tax is introduced in Canada as a temporary wartime measure. 1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.Citizenship for Porto Ricans.
From the New York Herald.
With the passage of the new government...Read MORE...
1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany.U.S. At War
GERMAN SHIPS ARE SEIZED
HOUSE PASSES WAR BILL BY VOTE 373-50
Washington, April 6 - ...Read MORE...
1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States.AVERAGE MAN HAS A 20 TO 1 CHANCE OF BEING DRAFTED
But He Must Register on Tuesday or Go to...Read MORE...
1917 World War I Draft Registration
name: Paul Peloquin
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
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name: Paul Peloquin
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Death
Name: Paul Peloquin
Death Date: 1918
Death Place: Fall Hiver, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Paul Peloquin
Death Date: 1918
Death Place: Fall Hiver, Massachusetts, USA
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Paul is buried at: St. George’s Cemetery
Paige Hill
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
(508)-765-0601
Name: Paul Peloquin
Death Date: 1918
Death Place: Fall Hiver, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 32
Page Number: 93
Index Volume Number: 71
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.71
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
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