Georges Felix PELOQUIN

Born

24 April 1815 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

23 October 1891 , Salem, Massachusetts, USA

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Michel PELOQUIN Angele RENOUARD (RENOUER) (RENOIS)

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Born: 24 April 1815 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Father: Michel PELOQUIN

Mother: Angele RENOUARD (RENOUER) (RENOIS)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX , Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite DELISLE

Maternal grandparents: François RENOUARD (RENOUER) (RENOIS) , Marie Louise PIZANNE

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Georges Felix married Esther CAPLET (CAPLETTE) 21 November 1837 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Esther CAPLET (CAPLETTE) was born 31 March 1821 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Esther died 30 August 1892 in Danville, Canada. Esther was the child of Louis CAPLET and Marie-Appoline-Pauline HUS MILLET.

Georges Felix PELOQUIN died 23 October 1891 in Salem, Massachusetts, 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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Georges Felix PELOQUIN married

Esther CAPLET (CAPLETTE)
Marriage date: 21 November 1837
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Esther CAPLET (CAPLETTE) was the child of Louis CAPLET and Marie-Appoline-Pauline HUS MILLET

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Children of Georges Felix PELOQUIN and Esther CAPLET (CAPLETTE)

Esther PELOQUIN

Born: 21 July 1839, Saint-Aimé, Lower Canada
Died: 9 July 1870, Tingwick, Québec, Canada

Victoire PELOQUIN

Born: 20 July 1850, Saint-Aimé, Canada East
Died: abt. 1926, Dracut, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1815
24 April 1815
Sorel, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1837 Marriage / Partner
Georges Felix PELOQUIN and Esther CAPLET (CAPLETTE) 21 November 1837, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 22 years old.

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

1839 Birth of Child
Esther PELOQUIN was born 21 July 1839, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Georges Felix was 24 years old.

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)

1850 Birth of Child
Victoire PELOQUIN was born 20 July 1850, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada (Massueville) (St-Aime)

Georges Felix was 35 years old.

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)

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

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