Pierre PELOQUIN

Born

4 November 1869 , Sorel, Québec, Canada

Died

11 July 1959 , L'Avenir, Québec, Canada

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Pierre PELOQUIN Marie-Louise VANDAL

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Born: 4 November 1869 in Sorel, Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre PELOQUIN

Mother: Marie-Louise VANDAL

Paternal grandparents: Joseph PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY , Theotiste PELOQUIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste VANDAL , Aurélie AUBUCHON

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Pierre married Anna VERRIER 18 October 1886 in L'Avenir, Drummond, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Anna VERRIER was born 3 December 1867 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Pierre PELOQUIN died 11 July 1959 in L'Avenir, Québec, Canada.
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Pierre PELOQUIN married

Anna VERRIER
Marriage date: 18 October 1886
Marriage place: L'Avenir, Drummond, Quebec, Canada

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Children of Pierre PELOQUIN and Anna VERRIER

Marianne PELOQUIN

Born: 2 August 1888, , Québec Province, Canada
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Joseph PELOQUIN

Born: 4 September 1890, , Québec Province, Canada
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Dalmase PELOQUIN

Born: 24 September 1892, , Québec Province, Canada
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Levina PELOQUIN

Born: 2 August 1894, , Québec Province, Canada
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Mebel PELOQUIN

Born: 29 July 1896, , Québec Province, Canada
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Delima PELOQUIN

Born: 27 March 1898, , Québec Province, Canada
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Emile PELOQUIN

Born: 20 January 1899, , Québec Province, Canada
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Doria PELOQUIN

Born: 27 February 1901, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 June 1989, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Godfroy PELOQUIN

Born: December 1904, , Québec Province, Canada
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Diana PELOQUIN

Born: May 1908, , Québec Province, Canada
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Pierre PELOQUIN

Born: abt. 1911, , Québec Province, Canada
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Birth — 1869
4 November 1869
Sorel, 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)

1886 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PELOQUIN and Anna VERRIER 18 October 1886, L'Avenir, Drummond, Quebec, Canada

He was 16 years old.

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Birth of Child
Marianne PELOQUIN was born 2 August 1888, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 18 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Joseph PELOQUIN was born 4 September 1890, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 20 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 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 Birth of Child
Dalmase PELOQUIN was born 24 September 1892, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 22 years old.

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

1894 Birth of Child
Levina PELOQUIN was born 2 August 1894, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 24 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
Mebel PELOQUIN was born 29 July 1896, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 26 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Delima PELOQUIN was born 27 March 1898, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Emile PELOQUIN was born 20 January 1899, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 29 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

1901 Birth of Child
Doria PELOQUIN was born 27 February 1901, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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)

1904 Birth of Child
Godfroy PELOQUIN was born December 1904, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 35 years old.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
Diana PELOQUIN was born May 1908, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 38 years old.

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

1957 - June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes Prime Minister of Canada