Catherine HUS COURNOYER

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13 February 1822 , Sorel, Lower Canada

Died

16 January 1894 , Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

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Charles HUS COURNOYER Marguerite BOUCHER

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Born: 13 February 1822 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Father: Charles HUS COURNOYER

Mother: Marguerite BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER , Marguerite HUS MILET (MILLET)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie BOUCHER , Marie-Josephte MARQUET CHEVALIER PÉRIGORD

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Catherine married Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 2 February 1847 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was born 11 January 1825 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Felix died 10 September 1902 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada. Felix was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Elisabeth HUS COURNOYER.

Catherine HUS COURNOYER died 16 January 1894 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
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Catherine HUS COURNOYER married

Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY
Marriage date: 2 February 1847
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada East
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY was the child of Pierre PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Elisabeth HUS COURNOYER

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Children of Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY and Catherine HUS COURNOYER

Marie PELOQUIN

Born: 15 January 1848, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,

Daniel PELOQUIN

Born: 25 November 1849, Sorel, Canada East
Died: abt. 1929, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Luce-Edesse PELOQUIN

Born: 12 December 1851, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 6 November 1927, Coaticook, Québec, Canada

Olivier PELOQUIN

Born: 17 July 1854, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 14 March 1916, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN

Born: 16 January 1856, Saint-Robert, Canada East
Died: ,

Philomene PELOQUIN

Born: abt. 1857, Saint-Robert, Canada East
Died: 28 December 1857, Saint-Robert, Canada East

Peter PELOQUIN

Born: abt. 1857, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 March 1887, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Basilice PELOQUIN

Born: 31 August 1860, Saint-Robert, Canada East
Died: abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada

Catherine PELOQUIN

Born: 24 January 1864, Saint-Robert, Canada East
Died: ,

Louise PELOQUIN

Born: abt. 1868, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1822
13 February 1822
Sorel, Lower Canada

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 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)

1847 Marriage / Partner
Catherine HUS COURNOYER and Felix PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 2 February 1847, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 24 years old.

1847 marriage

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

1848 Birth of Child
Marie PELOQUIN was born 15 January 1848, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 25 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Daniel PELOQUIN was born 25 November 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 27 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Luce-Edesse PELOQUIN was born 12 December 1851, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 29 years old.

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

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

1854 Birth of Child
Olivier PELOQUIN was born 17 July 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Catherine was 32 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Rose-De-Lima PELOQUIN was born 16 January 1856, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 33 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.

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

1860 Birth of Child
Basilice PELOQUIN was born 31 August 1860, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 38 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Catherine PELOQUIN was born 24 January 1864, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 41 years old.

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.