Sophie HUS COURNOYER

Born

Died

6 June 1873 , Québec Province, Canada

Sophie married Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS 28 January 1840 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS was born 21 April 1814 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Theophile died 27 December 1890 in Sorel, Québec, Canada . Theophile was the child of Pierre VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS and Marie-Anne DELISLE .

Parents & Family of Sophie HUS COURNOYER

Parents of Sophie HUS COURNOYER

Father

Pierre HUS COURNOYER

Mother

Marie-Anne SALVAIL

Grandparents of Sophie HUS COURNOYER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre HUS COURNOYER Marguerite PELOQUIN FELIX

Maternal grandparents

Joseph SALVAIL Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sophie HUS COURNOYER

Sophie HUS COURNOYER married

Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS
Marriage date: 28 January 1840
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS was the child of Pierre VANDANDAIGUE dit GADBOIS and Marie-Anne DELISLE

Marriage notes:

St-Pierre

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS and Sophie HUS COURNOYER

Marie-Elmire GADBOIS

Born: 7 October 1841, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 10 August 1889, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL 4 February 1862 Place: Sorel, Canada East

Délima GADBOIS

Born: 31 October 1842, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Narcisse SALVAIL 31 January 1865 Place: Sorel, Canada East

Paul Guillaume (William) GADBOIS

Born: 20 October 1844, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 6 September 1864, Sorel, Canada East

Jean GADBOIS

Born: 20 January 1846, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 11 February 1846, Sorel, Canada East

Bruno GADBOIS

Born: 1 August 1847, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 9 September 1848, Sorel, Canada East

Pierre GADBOIS

Born: 24 March 1849, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Sophie SALVAIL 20 February 1871 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada

Simon GADBOIS

Born: 12 April 1851, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 6 July 1936, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Elise GUEVREMONT 6 April 1875 Place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Elie GADBOIS

Born: 19 November 1852, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 9 February 1939, , Minnesota, USA

Paul GADBOIS

Born: 17 September 1854, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 2 January 1934, St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Felix GADBOIS

Born: 22 October 1857, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Olivier GADBOIS

Born: 9 January 1860, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Sophie's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1817
12 July 1817
Sorel, Lower Canada

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

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

1840 Marriage / Partner
Sophie HUS COURNOYER and Theophile VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS 28 January 1840, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 22 years old.

1840 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Birth of Child
Marie-Elmire GADBOIS was born 7 October 1841, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 24 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
Délima GADBOIS was born 31 October 1842, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 25 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Paul Guillaume (William) GADBOIS was born 20 October 1844, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 27 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Birth of Child
Jean GADBOIS was born 20 January 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 28 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Bruno GADBOIS was born 1 August 1847, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 30 years old.

1848 Death of Child
Bruno GADBOIS died 9 September 1848, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 31 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Pierre GADBOIS was born 24 March 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 31 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Simon GADBOIS was born 12 April 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 33 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
Elie GADBOIS was born 19 November 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 35 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Paul GADBOIS was born 17 September 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 37 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Felix GADBOIS was born 22 October 1857, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 40 years old.

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

1860 Birth of Child
Olivier GADBOIS was born 9 January 1860, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 42 years old.

1862 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elmire GADBOIS married 4 February 1862, Sorel, Canada East to Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Death of Child
Paul Guillaume (William) GADBOIS died 6 September 1864, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Sophie was 47 years old.

1865 Marriage of Child
Délima GADBOIS married 31 January 1865, Sorel, Canada East to Narcisse SALVAIL

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.