Catherine
COURNOYER
(b.
25 March 1821
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
d.
31 March 1880
,
Sorel, Québec, Canada
)
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Catherine COURNOYER was born 25 March 1821 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Catherine COURNOYER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine married Charles TESSIER 10 January 1843 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles TESSIER was born February, 12, 1805 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Charles died March 30, 1861 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).
Catherine COURNOYER died 31 March 1880 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Catherine appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Catherine COURNOYER
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Charles TESSIER-- Date: 10 January 1843 Place: Sorel, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Charles TESSIER and Catherine COURNOYER:
Peter TESSIER (TASSIER) (b.November 6, 1853, Sorel, Canada East d. November 23, 1932, Cedarville, Michigan, USA)
m. Emma Marie LANDRY 21 November 1893
Charles TESSIER-- Date: 10 January 1843 Place: Sorel, Canada East Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Charles TESSIER and Catherine COURNOYER:
Peter TESSIER (TASSIER) (b.November 6, 1853, Sorel, Canada East d. November 23, 1932, Cedarville, Michigan, USA)m. Emma Marie LANDRY 21 November 1893
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1821 Birth 25 March 1821
Sorel, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
1843 Marriage / PartnerCatherine COURNOYER and Charles TESSIER 10 January 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
She was 21 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1853 Birth of ChildPeter TESSIER (TASSIER) was born November 6, 1853, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Catherine was 32 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Death of Spouse/PartnerCharles TESSIER died March 30, 1861, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1880 Death 31 March 1880
Sorel, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 59.
Added: 8/6/2025 2:46:27 PM
- Updated: 8/6/2025 2:46:54 PM
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