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Marie-Anne SALVAIL

(b. 8 June 1792 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 14 May 1871 , Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne SALVAIL was born 8 June 1792 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne SALVAIL was the child of Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX (maternal) Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

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

Marie-Anne married Pierre HUS COURNOYER 4 November 1811 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children. Pierre HUS COURNOYER was born 24 December 1781 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre died 2 October 1844 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Pierre was the child of Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marguerite PELOQUIN FELIX.

Marie-Anne SALVAIL died 14 May 1871 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marie-Anne SALVAIL

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Marie-Anne SALVAIL married

Pierre HUS COURNOYER-- Date: 4 November 1811 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
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Pierre HUS COURNOYER was the child of Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marguerite PELOQUIN FELIX

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INTERESTING NOTE: Pierre and Marianne shared common great-grandparents: Felix Peloquin and Marie Pelletier. (Pierre --> Marguerite Peloquin Felix --> Emmanuel Peloquin --> Felix Peloquin and Marie Pelletier. Marianne --> Joseph Savail --> Catherine Peloquin --> Felix Peloquin and Marie Pelletier

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Children of Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL:

Esther COURNOYER (b.19 July 1812, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 4 January 1879, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada)
m. Olivier PELOQUIN 28 September 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Emelie COURNOYER (b.8 January 1814, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 30 November 1873, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Dominique GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE 2 July 1833 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre HUS COURNOYER (b.21 January 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 15 December 1821, Sorel, Lower Canada )

Sophie HUS COURNOYER (b.12 July 1817, Sorel, Lower Canada d. abt. 1860, )
m. Theophile GADBOIS 28 January 1840 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Maxime HUS COURNOYER (b.17 June 1819, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 28 August 1897, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne LEROUX dite PROVENÇAL 17 August 1847 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Bruno HUS COURNOYER (b.20 March 1821, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 2 October 1902, , South Dakota, USA)
m. Julia CASTONYAR 1851 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA
m. Mary Louise PICOTTE 1856 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Olive HUS COURNOYER (b.8 August 1822, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François MANDEVILLE 3 November 1847 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Hedwidge HUS COURNOYER (b.24 September 1824, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 12 October 1904, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. François HUS LEMOINE 28 October 1851 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne HUS COURNOYER (b.7 November 1826, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Paul RAJOTTE (RAGEOT) 6 October 1846 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite HUS COURNOYER (b.22 June 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 12 April 1906, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Narcisse COURNOYER 26 November 1850 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre HUS COURNOYER (b.31 May 1832, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 15 October 1900, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Aurelie BIBEAU 31 August 1858 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Clemence COURNOYER (b.23 August 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 18 December 1899, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph HUS LEMOINE 20 October 1857 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Paul HUS COURNOYER (b.14 July 1837, Sorel, Lower Canada d. abt. 1875, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Catherine HUS LEMOINE 1 August 1865 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1792 Birth
8 June 1792
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne SALVAIL and Pierre HUS COURNOYER 4 November 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 19 years old.

1811 marriage
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1812 Birth of Child
Esther COURNOYER was born 19 July 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 20 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Emelie COURNOYER was born 8 January 1814, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 21 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Pierre HUS COURNOYER was born 21 January 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 23 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Sophie HUS COURNOYER was born 12 July 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 25 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
Maxime HUS COURNOYER was born 17 June 1819, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Bruno HUS COURNOYER was born 20 March 1821, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1821 Death of Child
Pierre HUS COURNOYER died 15 December 1821, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 29 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Olive HUS COURNOYER was born 8 August 1822, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Hedwidge HUS COURNOYER was born 24 September 1824, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne HUS COURNOYER was born 7 November 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 34 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Marguerite HUS COURNOYER was born 22 June 1829, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 37 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Esther COURNOYER married 28 September 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Olivier PELOQUIN

1832 Birth of Child
Pierre HUS COURNOYER was born 31 May 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 40 years old.

1833 Marriage of Child
Emelie COURNOYER married 2 July 1833, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Dominique GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE

1834 Birth of Child
Clemence COURNOYER was born 23 August 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 42 years old.

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

1837 Birth of Child
Paul HUS COURNOYER was born 14 July 1837, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 45 years old.

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

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

1840 Marriage of Child
Sophie HUS COURNOYER married 28 January 1840, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Theophile GADBOIS

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)

1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre HUS COURNOYER died 2 October 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne HUS COURNOYER married 6 October 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Paul RAJOTTE (RAGEOT)

1847 Marriage of Child
Maxime HUS COURNOYER married 17 August 1847, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Anne LEROUX dite PROVENÇAL

1847 Marriage of Child
Olive HUS COURNOYER married 3 November 1847, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to François MANDEVILLE

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Marriage of Child
Marguerite HUS COURNOYER married 26 November 1850, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Narcisse COURNOYER

1851 Marriage of Child
Hedwidge HUS COURNOYER married 28 October 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to François HUS LEMOINE

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

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

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 Marriage of Child
Clemence COURNOYER married 20 October 1857, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph HUS LEMOINE

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

1858 Marriage of Child
Pierre HUS COURNOYER married 31 August 1858, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Aurelie BIBEAU

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Marriage of Child
Paul HUS COURNOYER married 1 August 1865, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Catherine HUS LEMOINE

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.