Delia PELOQUIN

Born

13 March 1878 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

19 October 1918 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: influenza

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Pierre PELOQUIN Françoise LAVALLEE

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Born: 13 March 1878 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Pierre PELOQUIN

Mother: Françoise LAVALLEE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY , Adelaide (Delia) JANTON (GENTON) dite DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)

Maternal grandparents: Denis LAVALLÉE , Françoise PELOQUIN

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Delia married Joseph ST JOHN (ST-JEAN) 11 September 1905 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Joseph ST JOHN (ST-JEAN) was born 25 November 1877 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville). Joseph died abt. 1950 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Joseph was the child of Alfred "Fred" ST JEAN and Emma YOUNG.

Delia PELOQUIN died 19 October 1918 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

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Delia PELOQUIN married

Joseph ST JOHN (ST-JEAN)
Marriage date: 11 September 1905
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Joseph ST JOHN (ST-JEAN) was the child of Alfred "Fred" ST JEAN and Emma YOUNG

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Groom's Name: Joseph St.John

Groom's Birth Date: 1877

Groom's Birthplace: E.Brimfield

Groom's Age: 28

Bride's Name: Delia Peloquin

Bride's Birth Date: 1878

Bride's Birthplace: Southbridge

Bride's Age: 27

Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1905

Marriage Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Fred St.John

Groom's Mother's Name: Emma Young

Bride's Father's Name: Peter Peloquin

Bride's Mother's Name: Frances Lavallee

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02737-1

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 2057623

Reference Number: cn 399

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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1878 Birth
Name: Delia Peloquin
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 13 Mar 1878
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Father's Name: Pierre Peloquin
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Mother's Name: Francoise Luvallee
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01052-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 20
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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.

1900 Worcester St, Southbridge, MA
Delia is 22 years old. She is single. She is the niece of Peter Lavallee (head of household) b. Nov 1860, age 39. Also living there are: Peter's wife Kate (b. Aub 1863) age 36, daughter Delia (b. Jan 1893) age 7, son Nelson (b. Dec 1895) age 4.
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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 - 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.

1905 Marriage / Partner
Delia PELOQUIN and Joseph ST JOHN (ST-JEAN) 11 September 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 27 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)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Name: Delia St Jean
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Date: 1878
[1878]
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Street: Morton Court
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Joseph St Jean
Father's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada French]
Native Tongue: French
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 5
Number of Children Born: 0
Number of Children Living: 0
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Joseph St Jean
34 Head
Delia St Jean 32 Wife
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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)

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 - 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

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Death — 1918
19 October 1918
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 40.

Funeral
The funeral of Mrs. Delia (Peloquin) St. Jean, wife of Joseph St. Jean, who died of influenza at her home, 6 Morton court on Saturday, was at St. George cemetery at 9 o'clock, Rev. Raoul Laporte of Notre Dame church officiating at the brief services which were held. The funeral arrangements were in charge of the undertaker Philippe Dagenais.

Worcester Daily Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
October 22, 1918

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