Catherine CRÉPEAU

(b. 4 October 1850 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 17 January 1907 , Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA )

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Catherine CRÉPEAU was born 4 October 1850 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Catherine CRÉPEAU was the child of Charles CRÉPEAU and Marie RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis CRÉPEAU and Theotiste HUS LEMOINE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and Marguerite PLANTE

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

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

Catherine married Calixte PELOQUIN 16 January 1866 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Calixte PELOQUIN was born 15 January 1842 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Calixte died 4 February 1931 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA. Calixte was the child of Olivier PELOQUIN and Esther COURNOYER.

Catherine CRÉPEAU died 17 January 1907 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA.
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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
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Catherine CRÉPEAU

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Catherine CRÉPEAU married

Calixte PELOQUIN-- Date: 16 January 1866 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
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Calixte PELOQUIN was the child of Olivier PELOQUIN and Esther COURNOYER

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Children of Calixte PELOQUIN and Catherine CRÉPEAU:

Calixte PELOQUIN (b.31 August 1868, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Napoleon PELOQUIN (b.1 September 1870, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1935, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Exilda BISAILLON 3 January 1893 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

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1850 Birth
4 October 1850
Sorel, Lower Canada

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
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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.

1870 Birth of Child
Napoleon PELOQUIN was born 1 September 1870, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Catherine was 19 years old.

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

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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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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.