Pierre PLOUFFE

Born

27 May 1848 , Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Died

1 December 1901 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 27 May 1848 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Pierre married Selima (Celina) BERTRAND . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Selima (Celina) BERTRAND was born September 1850 in Québec Province, Canada.

Pierre PLOUFFE died 1 December 1901 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Selima (Celina) BERTRAND
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Children of Pierre PLOUFFE and Selima (Celina) BERTRAND

Dorilla PLOUFFE

Born: March 1881, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1984, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph Alphride "Alfred" ANGER 26 December 1904 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1848
27 May 1848
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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.

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)

1881 Birth of Child
Dorilla PLOUFFE was born March 1881, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Pierre was 32 years old.

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

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

1900 - Southbridge, Massachusetts

Name: Pierre Plouffe
Age: 52
Birth Date: May 1848
BirthPlace: Canada
[Canada French]
Home in 1900: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Main Street
House Number: 1
Sheet Number: 17
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 275
Family Number: 385
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1867
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Selima Plouffe
Marriage Year: 1869
Years Married: 31
Father's BirthPlace: France, Canada
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada, France
Years in US: 33
Naturalization: Alien
Occupation: Lens Inspector
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: No
Can Write: No
House Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: H
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Household Members Age Relationship
Pierre Plouffe 52 Head
Selima Plouffe
49 Wife
Dora Plouffe
19 Daughter
Emma Plouffe
13 Daughter
Ludovic Plouffe
15 Son
Gernaine Plouffe
10 Daughter

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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