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flag male ancestor  Denis  COURNOYER dit COURNEYA

Born
August 1857 Canada
Died
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, Canada West.  Marie died 27 July 1947 in Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.  Marie was the child of Henry LASHWA dit LAJOIE and Marie-Mary LETENDRE .

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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, Canada West.  Marie died 27 July 1947 in Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.  Marie was the child of Henry LASHWA dit LAJOIE and Marie-Mary LETENDRE.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Denis COURNOYER dit COURNEYA

Denis COURNOYER dit COURNEYA married flag female ancestor Marie LAJOIE dite LASHAWA
Marriage date: abt. 1882
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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


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)


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BirthBirth — 1857
August 1857
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
1883 Birth of Child
Dennis COURNEYEA was born 16 June 1883, Hungerford, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Denis was 25 years old.
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
Prime Minister of Canada1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada
DeathDeath — 1933
14 August 1933
Tweed, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 76.
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