Catherine CRÉPEAU

Born

4 October 1850 , Sorel, Canada East

Died

17 January 1907 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Catherine married Calixte PELOQUIN 16 January 1866 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Calixte PELOQUIN was born 15 January 1842 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East . Calixte died 4 February 1931 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. Calixte was the child of Olivier-Félix PELOQUIN and Esther HUS dite COURNOYER .

Parents & Family of Catherine CRÉPEAU

Parents of Catherine CRÉPEAU

Father

Charles CRÉPEAU

Mother

Marie RAJOTTE (RAGEOT)

Grandparents of Catherine CRÉPEAU

Paternal grandparents

Alexis CRÉPEAU Theotiste HUS LEMOINE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) Marguerite PLANTE

Catherine was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1907.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine CRÉPEAU

Catherine CRÉPEAU married

Calixte PELOQUIN
Marriage date: 16 January 1866
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Calixte PELOQUIN was the child of Olivier-Félix PELOQUIN and Esther HUS dite COURNOYER

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Calixte PELOQUIN and Catherine CRÉPEAU

Calixte PELOQUIN

Born: 31 August 1868, Sorel, Québec, Canada
Died: July 1869, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Napoleon PELOQUIN

Born: 1 September 1870, Sorel, Québec, Canada
Died: 13 March 1935, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Exilda BISAILLON 3 January 1893 Place: Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Alexina PELOQUIN

Born: June 1872, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 July 1906, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Parmelia PELOQUIN

Born: abt. 1879, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Rosanna PELOQUIN

Born: abt. 1881, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Adelard PELOQUIN

Born: 28 May 1883, Sorel, Québec, Canada
Died: 31 March 1903, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1850
4 October 1850
Sorel, Canada East

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)

1866 Marriage / Partner
Catherine CRÉPEAU and Calixte PELOQUIN 16 January 1866, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 15 years old.

Catherine CRÉPEAU - 1866 Marriage St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Quebec

1866 Marriage
St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Quebec

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

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

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

1868 Birth of Child
Calixte PELOQUIN was born 31 August 1868, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 17 years old.

1869 Death of Child
Calixte PELOQUIN died July 1869, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 18 years old.

1870 Birth of Child
Napoleon PELOQUIN was born 1 September 1870, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 19 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Alexina PELOQUIN was born June 1872, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Catherine was 21 years old.

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)

1883 Birth of Child
Adelard PELOQUIN was born 28 May 1883, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine 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

1893 Marriage of Child
Napoleon PELOQUIN married 3 January 1893, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA to Exilda BISAILLON

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

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

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)

1903 Death of Child
Adelard PELOQUIN died 31 March 1903, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Catherine was 52 years old.

1906 Death of Child
Alexina PELOQUIN died 9 July 1906, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Catherine was 55 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.

Death — 1907
17 January 1907
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
She died at the age of 56.