Maurice PELOQUIN

(b. 21 October 1842 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 6 August 1921 , L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada )

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Maurice PELOQUIN was born 21 October 1842 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Maurice PELOQUIN was the child of Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Theotiste PELOQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Marguerite DUFAULT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN and Marie-Thérèse MANDEVILLE

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

Maurice married Leocadie MANDEVILLE 2 February 1875 in L'Avenir, Drummond & Arthabaska, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Leocadie MANDEVILLE was born 29 February 1852 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Leocadie died 19 February 1931 in L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada. Leocadie was the child of Athanase MANDEVILLE and Marie-Anne ÉTHIER.

Maurice PELOQUIN died 6 August 1921 in L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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 Québec
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Maurice PELOQUIN

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Maurice PELOQUIN married

Leocadie MANDEVILLE-- Date: 2 February 1875 Place: L'Avenir, Drummond & Arthabaska, Québec, Canada
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Leocadie MANDEVILLE was the child of Athanase MANDEVILLE and Marie-Anne ÉTHIER

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Children of Maurice PELOQUIN and Leocadie MANDEVILLE:

Marie Aglae PELOQUIN (b.20 October 1877, L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada d. , )

Joseph PELOQUIN (b.20 March 1879, L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada d. , )

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1842 Birth
21 October 1842
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Baptism
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1875 Marriage / Partner
Maurice PELOQUIN and Leocadie MANDEVILLE 2 February 1875, L'Avenir, Drummond & Arthabaska, Québec, Canada

He was 32 years old.

1875 marriage
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Marie Aglae PELOQUIN was born 20 October 1877, L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada

Maurice was 35 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1879 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN was born 20 March 1879, L'Avenir, Quebec, Canada

Maurice was 36 years old.

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

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

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

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

Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marche Richelieu, Sorel, Que.
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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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Hotel Saurel, Sorel, P.Q.
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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
Name: Maurice Péloquin
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 57
Birth Day & Month: 1 Nov
Birth Year: 1844
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Racial or Tribal Origin: Francaise (French)
Nationality: Canadienne (Canadian)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Cultivateur
Province: Quebec
District: Drummond & Arthabaska
District Number: 153
Sub-district: L'Avenir
Sub-District Number: G-2

Household Members:
Name Age
Maurice Péloquin 57
Locadie Péloquin 49
Aglaay Péloquin 24
Joseph Péloquin 22

1901 Canadian Census
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1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

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)