Peter Joseph COURNOYER

Born

3 December 1877 , Wheeler, Douglas, Dakota Territory

Died

28 August 1941 , Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, USA

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Bruno HUS COURNOYER Mary Louise PICOTTE

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Born: 3 December 1877 in Wheeler, Douglas, Dakota Territory

Father: Bruno HUS COURNOYER

Mother: Mary Louise PICOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre HUS COURNOYER , Marie-Anne SALVAIL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PICOTTE , Julia HAZAWIN

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Peter Joseph married Ella Agnes GILKERSON 3 July 1908 in Douglas, South Dakota, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Ella Agnes GILKERSON was born 8 September 1885 in Manteno, Illinois, USA. Ella Agnes died 3 January 1961 in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. Ella Agnes was the child of Luther James GILKERSON and Delila Catherine MORRIS.

Peter Joseph COURNOYER died 28 August 1941 in Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, USA.

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Peter Joseph COURNOYER married

Ella Agnes GILKERSON
Marriage date: 3 July 1908
Marriage place: Douglas, South Dakota, USA
Ella Agnes GILKERSON was the child of Luther James GILKERSON and Delila Catherine MORRIS

Children of Peter Joseph COURNOYER and Ella Agnes GILKERSON

Peter Joseph COURNOYER

Born: 27 April 1909, , South Dakota, USA
Died: 21 May 1957, Todd, South Dakota, USA

Louise Rosamonde COURNOYER

Born: 15 November 1910, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA
Died: 25 October 1988, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

Katherine Morris COURNOYER

Born: 29 January 1912, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA
Died: 10 November 1978, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

Marguerite Lucille COURNOYER

Born: 12 August 1914, Armour, South Dakota, USA
Died: 1 June 1989, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Angela Marie COURNOYER

Born: 14 October 1916, , South Dakota, USA
Died: 14 December 1929, , South Dakota, USA

Eugene Paul COURNOYER

Born: 7 March 1919, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA
Died: 31 January 1966, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

Emily Hermine COURNOYER

Born: 1 December 1926, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA
Died: 19 January 1997, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

Robert Sterling COURNOYER

Born: 1 December 1926, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA
Died: 12 June 2000, White City, Oregon, USA

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Birth — 1877
3 December 1877
Wheeler, Douglas, Dakota Territory

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

1880 - Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Name: Peter Cournoyr
[Peter Cournoyer]
Age: 2
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Dakota Territory
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
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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

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Peter Joseph COURNOYER and Ella Agnes GILKERSON 3 July 1908, Douglas, South Dakota, USA

He was 30 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Peter Joseph COURNOYER was born 27 April 1909, , South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 31 years old.

1910 Birth of Child
Louise Rosamonde COURNOYER was born 15 November 1910, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 32 years old.

1912 Birth of Child
Katherine Morris COURNOYER was born 29 January 1912, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 34 years old.

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

1914 Birth of Child
Marguerite Lucille COURNOYER was born 12 August 1914, Armour, South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 36 years old.

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

1916 Birth of Child
Angela Marie COURNOYER was born 14 October 1916, , South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 38 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Eugene Paul COURNOYER was born 7 March 1919, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 41 years old.

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 - 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

1926 Birth of Child
Emily Hermine COURNOYER was born 1 December 1926, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 49 years old.

1926 Birth of Child
Robert Sterling COURNOYER was born 1 December 1926, Lake Andes, South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 49 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1929 Death of Child
Angela Marie COURNOYER died 14 December 1929, , South Dakota, USA

Peter Joseph was 52 years old.

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Obituary
PETER COURNOYER

Buried at Armour, Monday

It is with sorrow that we report the death of Peter Cournoyer who was stricken with a heart attack and passed away at his home at 11 o'clock a.m. on August 28th.

Peter Joseph Cournoyer was born near the old town site of Wheeler, South Dakota on December 3rd 1877. He was the son of Bruno Cournoyer a pioneer and freighter of the middle wester states. He obtained his education at Haskell, Kansas after which he settled with his parents, who moved from Wheeler to his present home at the north end of Lake Andes.

He was united in marriage to Ella Gilkerson on July 3rd 1908 and to this union were born eight children, Peter Joseph Jr. of Greenwood, South Dakota; Rosamonde Zahn of Eugene, Oregon Katherine Stansfield of Grants Pass, Oregon; Margurite Fideler of Delmont, South Dakota; Angela Marie who passed away at the age of thirteen years, and Gene, Robert & Emily who are home.

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Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Armour Douglas County South Dakota, USA

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Death — 1941
28 August 1941
Armour, Douglas, South Dakota, USA
He died at the age of 63.

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Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Armour Douglas County South Dakota, USA

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Dakota' is a Native American (Sioux) word for 'friend.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1861 - President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory

1889 - On November 2, 1889, both North and South Dakota were admitted to the Union, becoming the 39th and 40th states.

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