Fortunat PELOQUIN

(b. 9 February 1870 , Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. 26 January 1954 , Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada )

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Fortunat PELOQUIN was born 9 February 1870 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Fortunat PELOQUIN was the child of Barthelemy PELOQUIN and Catherine GAUTHIER dite DELISLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Marguerite DUFAULT (maternal) Pierre GAUTHIER dit DELISLE and Catherine PLANTE

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

Fortunat married Alphonsine PROULX 22 August 1893 in Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Alphonsine PROULX was born abt. 1873 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Fortunat PELOQUIN died 26 January 1954 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada.
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Fortunat PELOQUIN married

Alphonsine PROULX-- Date: 22 August 1893 Place: Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada

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Children of Fortunat PELOQUIN and Alphonsine PROULX:

Antoine PELOQUIN (b.29 November 1896, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph PELOQUIN (b.12 August 1898, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Marguerite PELOQUIN (b.14 June 1900, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

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1870 Birth
9 February 1870
Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

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 - 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)

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)

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 - Sorel, Quebec
Name: Ferdinat Peloquin
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head-of-house: Fils (Son)
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Father's name: Barthelemy Peloquin
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's name: Catherine Peloquin
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 180
District: Richelieu
Subdistrict: St Pierre de Sorel

Household Members:
Name Age
Barthelemy Peloquin 73
Catherine Peloquin 69
Barthelemy Peloquin 46
Napolean Peloquin 31
Adelard Peloquin 30
Joseph Peloquin 26
Albina Peloquin 23
Ferdinat Peloquin 21
Adelard Peloquin 3
Felix Peloquin 2
1891 Canadian Census
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1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1893 Marriage / Partner
Fortunat PELOQUIN and Alphonsine PROULX 22 August 1893, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

He was 23 years old.

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

1896 Birth of Child
Antoine PELOQUIN was born 29 November 1896, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Fortunat was 26 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN was born 12 August 1898, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Fortunat was 28 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Marguerite PELOQUIN was born 14 June 1900, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Fortunat was 30 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)

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1948 - November 15 - Louis St. Laurent becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1952 - February 6 - Elizabeth II becomes Queen of England