Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE

(b. 18 September 1856 , Sorel, Canada East d. 19 May 1916 , Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE was born 18 September 1856 in Sorel, Canada East

Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE was the child of Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and Marie-Anne HUS COURNOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) and Françoise PIZANNE (maternal) Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL

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

Paul-Napoleon married Philomene PELOQUIN 16 January 1877 in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Philomene PELOQUIN was born 13 September 1855 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Philomene died 30 January 1905 in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Philomene was the child of Augustin PELOQUIN and Olive PAGE.

Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE died 19 May 1916 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .

m. Philomene Peloquin 16 JAN 1877 in Sorel, Richelieu, Québec

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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE married

Philomene PELOQUIN-- Date: 16 January 1877 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Philomene PELOQUIN was the child of Augustin PELOQUIN and Olive PAGE

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Children of Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE and Philomene PELOQUIN:

Joseph-Napoleon RAJOTTE (b.17 November 1877, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise RAJOTTE (b.4 March 1881, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 7 November 1923, )

Dina RAJOTTE (b.12 October 1884, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Arsene RAJOTTE (b.27 December 1886, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Victoria RAJOTTE (b.22 March 1889, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 15 October 1974, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

Philippe-Hector RAJOTTE (b.1 May 1891, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Isidore-Omer RAJOTTE (b.15 May 1893, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Bernadette RAJOTTE (b.12 May 1895, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 1 November 1983, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

Alde RAJOTTE (b.6 October 1897, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

Julia RAJOTTE (b.22 October 1899, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada d. 16 December 1992, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

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1856 Birth
18 September 1856
Sorel, 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

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

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

1877 Marriage / Partner
Paul-Napoleon RAJOTTE and Philomene PELOQUIN 16 January 1877, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1877 Birth of Child
Joseph-Napoleon RAJOTTE was born 17 November 1877, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 21 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)

1881 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RAJOTTE was born 4 March 1881, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 24 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
Dina RAJOTTE was born 12 October 1884, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 28 years old.

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

1886 Birth of Child
Arsene RAJOTTE was born 27 December 1886, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 30 years old.

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)

1889 Birth of Child
Victoria RAJOTTE was born 22 March 1889, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 32 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Philippe-Hector RAJOTTE was born 1 May 1891, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 34 years old.

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

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

1893 Birth of Child
Isidore-Omer RAJOTTE was born 15 May 1893, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 36 years old.

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

1895 Birth of Child
Bernadette RAJOTTE was born 12 May 1895, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 38 years old.

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)

1897 Birth of Child
Alde RAJOTTE was born 6 October 1897, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 41 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Julia RAJOTTE was born 22 October 1899, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 43 years old.

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

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)

1905 Death of Spouse/Partner
Philomene PELOQUIN died 30 January 1905, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1916 Death
19 May 1916
Sorel, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 59.

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