Pierre PELOQUIN

Born

28 November 1838 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

28 December 1921 , North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

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Pierre PELOQUIN Marguerite LOISEAU dite CARDIN

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Born: 28 November 1838 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre PELOQUIN

Mother: Marguerite LOISEAU dite CARDIN

Paternal grandparents: Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY , Marguerite DUFAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LOISEAU dit CARDIN , Marguerite ÉTHIER

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Pierre married Marie TESSIER 29 November 1861 in Sorel, Canada East . Marie TESSIER was born 15 September 1841 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie died 22 December 1891 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville). Marie was the child of Joseph TESSIER and Victoire PELOQUIN.

Pierre PELOQUIN died 28 December 1921 in North Smithfield, 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
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Marie TESSIER
Marriage date: 29 November 1861
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Marie TESSIER was the child of Joseph TESSIER and Victoire PELOQUIN

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Birth — 1838
28 November 1838
Sorel, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

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

1861 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PELOQUIN and Marie TESSIER 29 November 1861, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

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)

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

1891 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie TESSIER died 22 December 1891, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Forestdale) (Slatersville)

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)

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)