flag male ancestor  Paul  COURNOYER

  (b. 15 April 1822 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 27 July 1918 Hastings, Ontario, Canada )  

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Paul COURNOYER was born 15 April 1822 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Paul COURNOYER was the child of Pascal HUS COURNOYER   and   Marguerite SALVAIL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph HUS COURNOYER and Françoise HUS COURNOYER (maternal)  Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Paul  married  Catherine ÉTHIER 7 February 1843 in Sorel, Canada East .  Catherine ÉTHIER  was born 25 November 1823 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Catherine was the child of Pierre ÉTHIER and Marie-Marguerite TESSIER.

Paul COURNOYER died 27 July 1918 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
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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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Paul COURNOYER married flag female ancestor Catherine ÉTHIER-- Date: 7 February 1843 Place: Sorel, Canada East
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Catherine ÉTHIER was the child of Pierre ÉTHIER and Marie-Marguerite TESSIER




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birth1822 Birth
15 April 1822
Sorel, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1843 Marriage / Partner
Paul COURNOYER and Catherine ÉTHIER 7 February 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 20 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention 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.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1918 Death
27 July 1918
Hastings, Ontario, Canada

He died at the age of 96.
Added: 4/22/2021 3:33:36 PM - Updated: 4/10/2025 1:28:51 PM

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