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  (b. May 1857 Iowa, USA   d. 18 January 1944 South Dakota, USA )  

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Emily Gertrude COURNOYER was born May 1857 in Iowa, USA

Emily Gertrude COURNOYER was the child of Bruno HUS COURNOYER   and   Mary Louise PICOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Anne SALVAIL

Emily Gertrude was a Native American/First Nation.
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Emily Gertrude COURNOYER died 18 January 1944 in South Dakota, USA.

m. (1) ? Bay
m. (2) Jackson


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birth1857 Birth
May 1857
Iowa, USA
1860 - Rulo, Richardson, Nebraska Territory
Name: Emily Conyer
[Emily Cournoyer]
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1857
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Iowa
Home in 1860: Rulo, Richardson, Nebraska Territory
Post Office: Rulo
Family Number: 23
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Bruno Conyer 28
Louisa Conyer 22
Loo Conyer 7
Estes Conyer 5
Emily Conyer 3

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1870 - Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Name: Emily Cournoyer
Age in 1870: 13
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Dakota
Home in 1870: Subdivision 1, Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Race: Indian
Gender: Female
Post Office: Antelope
Value of Real Estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Bruno Cournoyer 45
Louise Cournoyer 31
Emily Cournoyer 13
Harmine Cournoyer 9
Joseph Cournoyer 6
Rosa Cournoyer 1
Esther Cournoyer 15
Leon Cournoyer 18
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1880 - Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Name: Emily Cournoyr
[Emily Cournoyer]
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1880: Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Bruno Cournoyr
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Louisa Cournoyr
Mother's Birthplace: Dakota Territory
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: At Home
Cannot read/ write:

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Household Members:
Name Age
Bruno Cournoyr 58
Louisa Cournoyr 41
Emily Cournoyr 24
Armina Cournoyr 19
Joseph Cournoyr 15
Rosa Cournoyr 11
Paul Cournoyr 8
Peter Cournoyr 2
Christoff Cournoyr 1m
Paul Pecott 56

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1893 - South Dakota
Name: Emily G Bay
Date of Birth: abt 1857
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Tribe: Yanktonai Sioux (Dakota)
Agency: Yankton
State: South Dakota
Last Census Number: 995
Census Date: 1893

Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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1900 - Howard, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Name: Emily Bay
[Cournoyer]
Age: 43
Birth Date: May 1857
[abt 1857]
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1900: Howard, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Race: Indian (Native American)
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Br?? Cournoyer
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Mary L Cournoyer
Mother's Birthplace: South Dakota
Household Members:
Name Age
Bruno Cournoyer 78
Mary L Cournoyer 61
Emily Bay 43
Christopher Cournoyer 20

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1930 - Armour, Douglas, South Dakota
Name: Emily Jackson
Birth Year: abt 1858
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Home in 1930: Armour, Douglas, South Dakota
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Henderson Street
Ward of City: 1
Dwelling Number: 27
Family Number: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: South Dakota
Able to Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Rose H Primeau 60
Rose F Primeau 28
Louis Primeau 9
Maurice Primeau 7
Emily Jackson 72

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
death1944 Death
18 January 1944
South Dakota, USA

She died at the age of 86.
Added: 11/2/2015 3:31:25 PM - Updated: 11/2/2020 2:12:07 PM
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