Joseph Bruno COURNOYER

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11 December 1864 , Richardson, Nebraska Territory

Died

5 January 1925 , Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA

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Bruno HUS COURNOYER Mary Louise PICOTTE

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Born: 11 December 1864 in Richardson, Nebraska Territory

Father: Bruno HUS COURNOYER

Mother: Mary Louise PICOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HUS COURNOYER , Marie-Anne SALVAIL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PICOTTE , Julia HAZAWIN

Joseph Bruno was a Native American/First Nation.
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Joseph Bruno married Anna H WHEELER 30 January 1888 . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Anna H WHEELER was born January 1868 in Nebraska, USA. Anna H died 6 January 1940 in Marty, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA.

Joseph Bruno COURNOYER died 5 January 1925 in Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA.
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Joseph Bruno COURNOYER married

Anna H WHEELER
Marriage date: 30 January 1888
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Children of Joseph Bruno COURNOYER and Anna H WHEELER

Frank Reginald COURNOYER

Born: 6 April 1889, Greenwood, Tripp, Dakota Territory
Died: 19 January 1949, Marty, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA

Agnes Cordelia COURNOYER

Born: 6 March 1891, , South Dakota, USA
Died: 15 March 1973, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Joseph Archibal COURNOYER

Born: 18 February 1893, Wheeler, South Dakota, USA
Died: 22 March 1945, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Emily Louisa COURNOYER

Born: 31 March 1895, , South Dakota, USA
Died: 2 May 1977, Union Lake, Michigan, USA

Bruno T COURNOYER

Born: 15 September 1897, , South Dakota, USA
Died: 22 January 1967, Wagner, South Dakota, USA

Married: Marie COZAD 6 March 1925 Place: , South Dakota, USA

Naomi Estella COURNOYER

Born: 2 May 1903, , South Dakota, USA
Died: 3 October 1971, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

William Timothy COURNOYER

Born: 4 November 1908, Yankton, South Dakota, USA
Died: 16 April 1971, , Florida, USA

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Birth — 1864
11 December 1864
Richardson, Nebraska Territory

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Name: Joseph Cournoyer
Age in 1870: 6
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Dakota
Home in 1870: Subdivision 1, Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Race: Indian
Gender: Male
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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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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

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

1880 - Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Name: Joseph Cournoyr
[Joseph Cournoyer]
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1880: Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Bruno Cournoyr
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Louisa Cournoyr
Mother's Birthplace: Dakota Territory
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Occupation: At Home
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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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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Bruno COURNOYER and Anna H WHEELER 30 January 1888,

He was 23 years old.

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Frank Reginald COURNOYER was born 6 April 1889, Greenwood, Tripp, South Dakota, USA

Joseph Bruno was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Agnes Cordelia COURNOYER was born 6 March 1891, , South Dakota, USA

Joseph Bruno was 26 years old.

1893 Birth of Child
Joseph Archibal COURNOYER was born 18 February 1893, Wheeler, South Dakota, USA

Joseph Bruno was 28 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Birth of Child
Emily Louisa COURNOYER was born 31 March 1895, , South Dakota, USA

Joseph Bruno was 30 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Bruno T COURNOYER was born 15 September 1897, , South Dakota, USA

Joseph Bruno was 32 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

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

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1903 Birth of Child
Naomi Estella COURNOYER was born 2 May 1903, , South Dakota, USA

Joseph Bruno was 38 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
William Timothy COURNOYER was born 4 November 1908, Yankton, South Dakota, USA

Joseph Bruno was 43 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Howard, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Name: Joseph Cournoyer
Age in 1910: 46
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1910: Howard, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Race: Indian (Native American)
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna Cournoyer
Father's Birthplace: Canada
[Canada English]
Mother's Birthplace: Montana
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Cournoyer 46
Anna Cournoyer 43
[42]
Frank Cournoyer 21
Agnes Cournoyer 19
Archie Cournoyer 17
Louise Cournoyer 15
Breuno Cournoyer 12
Naomi Cournoyer 7
William Cournoyer 1
[12]

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - Wahehe, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Name: Joseph Cournouyer
[Joseph Courneya]
[Joseph Cournoyer]
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1920: Wahehe, Charles Mix, South Dakota
House Number: Farm
Race: Indian (Native American)
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Annie Cournouyer
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: South Dakota
Native Tongue: Sioux
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
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Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Cournouyer 55
Annie Cournouyer 53
William T Cournouyer 11

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

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

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

Death
Name: Joseph B Cournoyer
Certificate Number: 95341
Death Day: 5
Death Month: Jan
Death Year: 1925
County: Charles Mix
Page Number: 184

Ancestry.com. South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

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The name 'Nebraska' is based on an Oto Indian word Nebrathka meaning 'flat water' (referring to the Platte River, which is also an official symbol of Nebraska). (statesymbolsusa.org)

March 1, 1867 - Nebraska becomes 37th U.S. state

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