Denis
COURNOYER dit COURNEYA
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Denis COURNOYER dit COURNEYA was born August 1857 in Canada
Denis COURNOYER dit COURNEYA was the child of Antoine HUS COURNOYER and Angeline HUS LATRAVERSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine HUS COURNOYER and Veronique TESSIER (maternal) Pierre HUS-LATRAVERSE and Catherine GAUTHIER dite DELISLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Denis married Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA abt. 1882 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA was born 26 June 1862 in Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. Marie died 27 July 1947 in Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. Marie was the child of Henry LASHWA dit LAJOIE and Marie-Mary LETENDRE.
Denis COURNOYER dit COURNEYA died 14 August 1933 in Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA-- Date: abt. 1882 Place:
Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA was the child of Henry LASHWA dit LAJOIE and Marie-Mary LETENDRE
Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA-- Date: abt. 1882 Place: Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA was the child of Henry LASHWA dit LAJOIE and Marie-Mary LETENDRE
Children of Denis COURNOYER dit COURNEYA and Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA
Dennis COURNEYEA (b.16 June 1883, Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada d. abt. 1954, Hastings, Ontario, Canada)m. Mary Victoria DEMARSH 21 January 1918
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1857 Birth August 1857
Canada
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 Canada1883 Birth of ChildDennis COURNEYEA was born 16 June 1883, Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Denis was 25 years old.
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)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 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 Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England 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.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 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 Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1933 Death 14 August 1933
Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 76.
Added: 9/12/2025 4:21:59 PM
- Updated: 10/9/2025 12:37:13 PM
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