Christopher
COURNOYER
(b.
27 May 1880
,
Wheeler, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA
d.
23 February 1957
,
Eugene, Oregon, USA
)
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COURNOYER Genealogy
Christopher COURNOYER was born
27 May 1880
in Wheeler, Charles Mix, Dakota Territory.
Christopher COURNOYER
was the child of
Bruno HUS COURNOYER
and
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Pierre HUS COURNOYER and
Marie-Anne SALVAIL
Christopher was a Native American.
Christopher COURNOYER died 23 February 1957 in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
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Married Margaret Mildred Hobbs, 9 Oct. 1912, McIntosh, S.Dakota
Spouse:
Margaret Mildred Hobbs Cournoyer (1888 - 1963)*
Children:
Marianne Lucille Cournoyer Morgan (1914 - 1999)*
Pearl Cecilia Cournoyer Chambers (1916 - 2015)*
Blanche Margaret Cournoyer Hoover (1920 - 2010)*
Samuel Mansfield Cournoyer (1922 - 1999)*
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January 24, 1848 - Gold is discovered at Sutter"s Mill in California.
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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Birth 27 May 1880
Wheeler, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA
1880 - Charles Mix, Dakota Territory
Name: Christoff Cournoyr[Christoff Cournoyer]
[Christopher Cournoyr]
Age: 1m
Birth Year: abt 1880
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
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: At ...Read MORE...
1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. 1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. 1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country. 1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date. 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885). 1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. 1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars ended 1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island. 1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian Exposition 1894 - Pullman strike 1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike 1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America. 1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war. 1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20). 1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.1900 - Howard, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Name: Christopher CournoyerAge: 20
Birth Date: 1880
[abt 1880]
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1900: Howard, Charles Mix, South Dakota
Race: Indian (Native American)
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's name: Br?? Cournoyer
Mother's name: Mary L Cournoyer
Household Members:
Name Age
Bruno Cournoyer 78
Mary L Cournoyer 61
Emily Bay 43
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1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. 1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons. 1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII. 1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communication 1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, Michigan 1903 - October - First World Series 1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. 1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1). 1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal 1906 - April 7 – Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. 1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic 1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated. 1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act. 1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation. 1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades Belgium 1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call, 1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool. 1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14. 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. 1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States. 1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31). 1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire. 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. 1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of Nations 1919 - October 28 – Prohibition in the United States is authorized: 1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1924 - June 2 - Congress Granted Citizenship to All Native Americans Born in the U.S. 1929 - February 11 - Independent State of Vatican City created by Lateran Treaty 1929 - St Valentine's Day Massacre 1929 - October 24–29 – Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government). 1930 - February 18 - Pluto is discovered 1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem. 1931 - May 1 - The Empire State Building Opens 1932 - May 20–May 21 – Amelia Earhart flies from the USA to Derry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes. 1933 - March, The Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "Bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions. 1933 - April 5 - President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or bullion. 1933 - April 19 – The United States officially goes off the gold standard. 1933 - November 8 – New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed. 1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition. 1935 - Dust Bowl: The great dust storm in the United States hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest. 1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law. 1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam) 1937 - May 6 – Hindenburg disaster: 1938 - October 24 - The minimum wage is established by law in the United States. 1939 - April 30 - World's Fair opens in New York City 1939 - September 1 - World War II begins: Germany invades Poland 1940 - May 10 - Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain 1941 - January 13 – All persons born in Puerto Rico since this day are declared U.S. citizens by birth, through U.S. federal law. 1941 - December 7 - Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 1941 - December 8 - WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his "Infamy Speech" 1941 - December 11 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The U.S. responds in kind. 1942 - February 2 – WWII: President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order directing the internment of Japanese Americans and the seizure of their property. 1942 - June 4–June 7 – WWII: The Battle of Midway: The Japanese naval advance in the Pacific is halted. 1942 - December 1 – Gasoline rationing begins in the United States. 1943 - February 7 – WWII: In the United States, it is announced that shoe rationing will go into effect in 2 days. 1943 - Penicillin first used successfully to treat a patient 1944 - June 6 - WWII – D-Day: 1945 - August 6 – WWII: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima: A United States B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Little Boy", on Hiroshima, Japan, at 8:15 a.m. (local time). 1945 - August 9 - Atomic bombing of Nagasaki: A United States B-29 Bomber, Bockscar, drops an atomic bomb, codenamed "Fat Man", on Nagasaki, Japan, at 11:02 a.m. (local time). 1945 - September 2 - World War II ends 1947 - February 25 - The German state of Prussia is officially abolished by the Allied Control Council. 1948 - The State of Israel is officially created 1949 - The Soviet Union successfully detonates an atomic weapon 1949 - Communists under Mao assume power in China 1950 - January 31 - President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949 1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea 1953 - Dr. Jonas Salk, University of Pittsburg, announced successful testing of polio vaccine 1953 - July 27 - Korean War ends
Death 23 February 1957Eugene, Oregon, USA
Christopher is buried at: Lane Memorial Gardens Eugene Lane County Oregon, USA Plot: Garden of the Apostles
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