immigrant - Canada to US  female ancestor  Sophie Zepherine  TENANCOUR

  (b. 9 September 1855 Yamaska, Canada East   d. 21 April 1938 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR was born 9 September 1855 in Yamaska, Canada East

Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR was the child of Roch TONNANCOUR (TENANCOUR)   and   Adeline PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR and Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste PARENT and Louise PARENTEAU

Sophie Zepherine was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1875.

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

Sophie Zepherine  married  Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) 15 August 1875 in Montague, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Edward VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE)  was born 24 March 1857 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Edward died 30 March 1936 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence).  Edward was the child of Édouard VANSLETTE (VINCELETTE) and Armena "Hermenie" RACICOT.

Sophie Zepherine TENANCOUR died 21 April 1938 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA .





NOTE: Last name also seen as Tennecoure


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Did You Know? 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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