Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN

Born

26 February 1890 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

9 March 1942 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 26 February 1890 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Parents of Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN

Father

Pierre PELOQUIN

Mother

Marie Delima THÉRIAULT

Grandparents of Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN

Paternal grandparents

Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre "Peter" THÉRIAULT Marie Marguerite "Margaret" SURPRENANT

Narcisse "Nelson" was a soldier in World War I.
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Narcisse "Nelson" married Marie Odile LAMOTHE 29 August 1921 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Odile LAMOTHE was born 6 December 1885 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Marie Odile died abt. 1968 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Marie Odile was the child of George-E LAMOTHE and Marie PECK.

Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN died 9 March 1942 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN

Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN married

Marie Odile LAMOTHE
Marriage date: 29 August 1921
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Marie Odile LAMOTHE was the child of George-E LAMOTHE and Marie PECK

Children of Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN and Marie Odile LAMOTHE

Narcisse Theodore (Ted) PELOQUIN

Born: 3 March 1922, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 August 2008, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Norma J RABY 1950

Constance Amelia PELOQUIN

Born: 8 February 1924, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 February 2007, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Estelle PELOQUIN

Born: 8 February 1927, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 April 2016, Mesa, Arizona, USA

Married: Romeo Renald MANDEVILLE 1945

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1890 Birth

Lists date of birth as 26 Feb 1891 - parents Pierre and Delima Theriault. Pierre is a mill operator born in Canada. Delima was born in Southbridge.

Name: Narcisse Peloquin
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 26 Feb 1890
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Father's Name: Pierre Peloquin
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Mother's Name: Delina Theriault
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01160-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 1
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Name: Narcisse Peloquin
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Birth Date: 26 Feb 1890
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01160-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 2047599
Reference ID: 1

'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch : 9 February 2018), Narcisse Peloquin, 26 Feb 1890; citing , 1; FHL microfilm 2,047,599.

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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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917

Nelson Peloquin, living at 7 North St. in Southbridge, MA, b. 26 Feb 1890, single, works at American Optical Company.

World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18

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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920

1920 US Census shows Pierre Peloquin at the age of 69 living on North St. in Southbridge, MA. His year of citizenship is 1863. He is a dyer in a print mill. Living with him are: wife, Rosalie at the age of 59, son Narcisse at the age of 29. He is a machinist helper at Optical Works. A boarder, Joseph St. Jean also lives with them at the age of 39? He is a washer of laundry.

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Narcisse Peloquin

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 Marriage / Partner
Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN and Marie Odile LAMOTHE 29 August 1921, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 31 years old.

Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN - 1921 marriage

1921 marriage

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1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

Southbridge, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1922

Name: Narcisse Peloquin
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1922
Street Address: Geo Lamoth's Charlton rd
Residence Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Occupation: Emp
Spouse:
Odile Peloquin
Publication Title: Southbridge, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1922

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1922 Birth of Child
Narcisse Theodore (Ted) PELOQUIN was born 3 March 1922, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Narcisse "Nelson" was 32 years old.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1924 Birth of Child
Constance Amelia PELOQUIN was born 8 February 1924, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Narcisse "Nelson" was 33 years old.

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

1927 Birth of Child
Estelle PELOQUIN was born 8 February 1927, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Narcisse "Nelson" was 36 years old.

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928

Peloquin, Narcisse (Odile), emp Am Op Co, h 158 Charlton

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1928 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge and Sturbridge

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

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

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

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

Peloquin, Peter (Anna), (Peloquin's Pool Room), h Randolph
Peloquin, Narcisse (Odile), (Peloquin's Pool Room), h 158 Charlton
Peloquin's Pool Room (Narcisse and Peter Peloquin), 99 Charlton

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Manning's Southbridge and Sturbridge (Massachusetts) Directory September 1931. Springfield, MA MA: H. A. Manning Co., 1931
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1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1936

Peloquin, Narcisse (Odile), emp Am Op Co, h Guelph rd

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1936 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)

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: Narcisse Petoquin
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event: Census
Event Year: 1940
Event Place: Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
race (standardized): White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1890
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 14-249
family number: 630
Sheet Number and Letter: 20B
Line Number: 67
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1654
Digital Folder Number: 005460926
Image Number: 00056
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Narcisse Petoquin M 50 Massachusetts
wife Odile Petoquin F 54
son Narcisse Petoquin M 18
daughter Constance Petoquin F 16
Estelle Petoquin F 13

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

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Narcisse "Nelson" PELOQUIN - Gravestone - New Notre Dame Cemetery, Southbridge, MA

Gravestone - New Notre Dame Cemetery, Southbridge, MA

New Notre Dame Cemetery
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Death — 1942
9 March 1942
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 52.

Obituary

Narcisse Peloquin, 52, Dies in Southbridge

SOUTHBRIDGE, March 10. - Narcisse Peloquin, 52, of 43 Randolph street, World War veteran who was employed many years at the Lensdale plant of the American Optical Company, died yesterday afternoon in his home.

He was born in Southbridge, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Peloquin and was a member of Sacred Heart parish and Southbridge Post 31, American Legion. Surviving are his widow, Odile (Lamothe) Peloquin; two daughters Constance and Estelle; a son, Narcisse, Jr., and two
Brother: s, Felix and Pierre Peloquin all of Southbridge.

Funeral services will be Thursday in the home followed by a requieum high mass in Sacred Heart Church at 9 a.m. with burial in new Notre Dame Cemetery.

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The Evening Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
March 10, 1942

1949

Peloquin, Odile wid Narcisse h 43 Randolph

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1949 Manning's Southbridge Directory
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Southbridge (MA)

1965

Peloquin, Odile Mrs r 13 Brochu

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Polk's Southbridge (Worcester County, Mass.) City Directory 1965
Southbridge (MA)

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