Esther COURNOYER

(b. 8 February 1832 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 2 March 1882 , Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Esther COURNOYER was born 8 February 1832 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Esther COURNOYER was the child of Maxime HUS COURNOYER and Pelagie PAUL HUS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marguerite-Josephe BEAUFORT dite BRUNELLE (maternal) Joseph HUS PAUL LATRAVERSE and Pélagie LAVALLÉE

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

Esther married Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN 5 September 1854 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN was born 2 October 1833 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 4 June 1890 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Pierre was the child of Charles MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN and Julie PELOQUIN.

Esther COURNOYER died 2 March 1882 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
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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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Esther COURNOYER married

Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN-- Date: 5 September 1854 Place: Sorel, Canada East
Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Charles MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN and Julie PELOQUIN

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Children of Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN and Esther COURNOYER:

Louise-Marie BEAUCHEMIN (b.abt. 1853, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie BEAUCHEMIN (b.3 March 1856, Sorel, Canada East d. , )

Rose-De-Lima BEAUCHEMIN (b.1 June 1857, Sorel, Canada East d. , )

Pierre BEAUCHEMIN (b.25 October 1858, Sorel, Canada East d. , )

Paul BEAUCHEMIN (b.11 October 1859, Sorel, Canada East d. , )

Joseph BEAUCHEMIN (b.13 July 1863, Sorel, Canada East d. , )

Agnes BEAUCHEMIN (b.13 August 1864, Sorel, Canada East d. 22 August 1865, Sorel, Canada East )

Charles BEAUCHEMIN (b.18 June 1866, Sorel, Canada East d. 30 July 1867, Sorel, Canada East )

Agnes BEAUCHEMIN (b.13 October 1867, Sorel, Canada East d. 18 September 1868, Sorel, Québec, Canada )

Celina BEAUCHEMIN (b.6 January 1872, Sorel, Québec, Canada d. , )

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1832 Birth
8 February 1832
Sorel, Lower Canada

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Marriage / Partner
Esther COURNOYER and Pierre MILLET dit BEAUCHEMIN 5 September 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 22 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Marie BEAUCHEMIN was born 3 March 1856, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Esther was 24 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Birth of Child
Rose-De-Lima BEAUCHEMIN was born 1 June 1857, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Esther was 25 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
Pierre BEAUCHEMIN was born 25 October 1858, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Esther was 26 years old.

1859 Birth of Child
Paul BEAUCHEMIN was born 11 October 1859, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Esther was 27 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Joseph BEAUCHEMIN was born 13 July 1863, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Esther was 31 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Agnes BEAUCHEMIN was born 13 August 1864, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Esther was 32 years old.

1865 Death of Child
Agnes BEAUCHEMIN died 22 August 1865, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Esther was 33 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Charles BEAUCHEMIN was born 18 June 1866, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Esther was 34 years old.

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.