Marguerite HUS COURNOYER

(b. 22 June 1829 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 12 April 1906 , Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite HUS COURNOYER was born 22 June 1829 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Marguerite HUS COURNOYER was the child of Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marguerite PELOQUIN FELIX (maternal) Joseph SALVAIL and Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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Marguerite married Narcisse COURNOYER 26 November 1850 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children. Narcisse COURNOYER was born 25 October 1828 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Narcisse died 22 September 1894 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada. Narcisse was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Marguerite BOUCHER.

Marguerite HUS COURNOYER died 12 April 1906 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Marguerite HUS COURNOYER

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Marguerite HUS COURNOYER married

Narcisse COURNOYER-- Date: 26 November 1850 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
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Narcisse COURNOYER was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Marguerite BOUCHER

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Children of Narcisse COURNOYER and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER:

Narcisse COURNOYER (b.5 August 1852, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 28 October 1892, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Edesse LEMOINE 24 February 1879 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Pierre COURNOYER (b.31 July 1854, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 17 February 1925, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Geneviève COURNOYER 30 October 1882 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Rose-Delima COURNOYER (b.30 August 1855, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Paul COURNOYER (b.4 March 1857, Saint-Robert, Lower Canada d. , )

Hilaire COURNOYER (b.13 August 1858, Saint-Robert, Lower Canada d. 16 August 1885, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)

Exerile COURNOYER (b.19 May 1862, Saint-Robert, Lower Canada d. 20 June 1914, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER 7 November 1881 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Louis-Philippe COURNOYER (b.25 July 1862, Saint-Robert, Lower Canada d. , )

Edesse COURNOYER (b.27 August 1863, Saint-Robert, Lower Canada d. 27 February 1875, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)

Philomène COURNOYER (b.abt. 1866, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Louis-Philippe COURNOYER (b.14 July 1867, Saint-Robert, Lower Canada d. , )

Félix COURNOYER (b.abt. 1868, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Joseph COURNOYER (b.4 May 1869, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Agnes THEROUX 16 November 1891 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket)

Elmire COURNOYER (b.24 May 1873, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

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1829 Birth
22 June 1829
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Baptism
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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 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

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

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

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

1850 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite HUS COURNOYER and Narcisse COURNOYER 26 November 1850, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 21 years old.

Marguerite HUS COURNOYER - 1850 marriage

1850 marriage
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1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Birth of Child
Narcisse COURNOYER was born 5 August 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Pierre COURNOYER was born 31 July 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Rose-Delima COURNOYER was born 30 August 1855, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 26 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
Paul COURNOYER was born 4 March 1857, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 27 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Hilaire COURNOYER was born 13 August 1858, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Exerile COURNOYER was born 19 May 1862, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Louis-Philippe COURNOYER was born 25 July 1862, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Edesse COURNOYER was born 27 August 1863, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

1867 Birth of Child
Louis-Philippe COURNOYER was born 14 July 1867, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Joseph COURNOYER was born 4 May 1869, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Elmire COURNOYER was born 24 May 1873, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 43 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1875 Death of Child
Edesse COURNOYER died 27 February 1875, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 45 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Marriage of Child
Narcisse COURNOYER married 24 February 1879, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada to Marie-Edesse LEMOINE

1881 Marriage of Child
Exerile COURNOYER married 7 November 1881, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada to Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER

1882 Marriage of Child
Pierre COURNOYER married 30 October 1882, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada to Geneviève COURNOYER

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Death of Child
Hilaire COURNOYER died 16 August 1885, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 56 years old.

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.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marche Richelieu, Sorel, Que.
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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 - St Robert, Quebec
Name: Marguerite Cournoyer
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: Quebec
Relation to Head-of-house: mere (Mother)
Religion: Roman Catholic
French Canadian: Yes
Spouse's Name: Narcisse Cournoyer
Father's Birth Place: Quebec
Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
Province: Quebec
District Number: 180
District: Richelieu
Subdistrict: St Robert

Household Members:
Name Age
Narcisse Cournoyer 38
Marguerite Cournoyer 62
Maria Cournoyer 11
Merenciame Cournoyer 9
Delia Cournoyer 7
Dianna Cournoyer 1/ 12
Pierre Cournoyer 4
Prisque Cournoyer 2
Narcisse Cournoyer 62
Edesse Cournoyer 36

1891 Canadian Census
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1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1891 Marriage of Child
Joseph COURNOYER married 16 November 1891, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac) (Apponaug) (Warwick Neck) (Nausauket) to Agnes THEROUX

1892 Death of Child
Narcisse COURNOYER died 28 October 1892, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 63 years old.

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 Death of Spouse/Partner
Narcisse COURNOYER died 22 September 1894, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - St Robert, Quebec
Name: Marguerite Cournoyer
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 70
Birth Day & Month: 12 Jul
Birth Year: 1830
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Mère (Mother)
Racial or Tribal Origin: Français (French)
Nationality: Canadien (Canadian)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Province: Quebec
District: Richelieu
District Number: 186
Sub-District: Saint-Robert
Sub-District Number: H-1

Household Members:
Name Age
Pierre Cournoyer 47
Omer Pierre Cournoyer 41
Marguerite Cournoyer 70
Marie Louise Cournoyer 16
Aldia Cournoyer 15
Narcisse Cournoyer 9
Isidore Cournoyer 8
Agnes Cournoyer 7
Joseph Cournoyer 4
Georgina Cournoyer 2
Carolina Cournoyer 1

1901 Canadian Census
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1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)