Pierre COURNOYER

(b. 31 July 1854 , Sorel, Canada East d. 17 February 1925 , Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada )

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Pierre COURNOYER was born 31 July 1854 in Sorel, Canada East

Pierre COURNOYER was the child of Narcisse COURNOYER and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles HUS COURNOYER and Marguerite BOUCHER (maternal) Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL

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Pierre married Geneviève COURNOYER 30 October 1882 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada . Geneviève COURNOYER was born February 1861 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).

Pierre COURNOYER died 17 February 1925 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Geneviève COURNOYER-- Date: 30 October 1882 Place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

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1854 Birth
31 July 1854
Sorel, 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.

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

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

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 Canada

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)

1882 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COURNOYER and Geneviève COURNOYER 30 October 1882, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

He was 28 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.

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

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 Canada

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

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: Pierre Cournoyer
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 47
Birth Day & Month: 5 Aug
Birth Year: 1853
Birthplace: Qc
Relation to Head of House: Chef (Head)
Mother's name: Marguerite Cournoyer
Racial or Tribal Origin: Français (French)
Nationality: Canadien (Canadian)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Cultivateur
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)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - Richelieu, Quebec
Name: Pierre Cournoyer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1911
Event Place: Richelieu Sub-Districts 1-33, Quebec, Canada
District: Richelieu
Gender: Male
Age (Estimated): 57
Marital Status: Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Chef
Birth Date: Aug 1854
Birthplace: Quebec
Household ID: 23
Line Number: 26
GS Film Number: 002418568
Digital Folder Number: 007526693
Image Number: 00592

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Pierre Cournoyer Chef M Quebec
Genevieve Cournoyer Wife F Quebec
Aldea Cournoyer Daughter F Quebec
Narcisse Cournoyer Son M Quebec
Agnes Cournoyer Daughter F Quebec
Joseph Cournoyer Son M Quebec
Georgiana Cournoyer Daughter F Quebec
Corona Cournoyer Daughter F Quebec

'Recensement du Canada de 1911,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QVBZ-3432 : accessed 24 November 2015), Pierre Cournoyer, 1911; citing Census, Richelieu Sub-Districts 1-33, Quebec, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa,...Read MORE...

1911 Census of Canada
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1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

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 Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))