Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER

(b. 25 February 1854 , Saint-Robert, Canada East d. 20 November 1931 , Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada )

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Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER was born 25 February 1854 in Saint-Robert, Canada East

Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER was the child of Paul COURNOYER and Julie PAUL HUS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Josephte HUS LATRAVERSE (maternal) Edouard PAUL HUS and Marie DIZY (DESY)

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Paul-Napoleon married Exerile COURNOYER 7 November 1881 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Exerile COURNOYER was born 19 May 1862 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada. Exerile died 20 June 1914 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada. Exerile was the child of Narcisse COURNOYER and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER.

Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER died 20 November 1931 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.
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Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER married

Exerile COURNOYER-- Date: 7 November 1881 Place: Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada
Exerile COURNOYER was the child of Narcisse COURNOYER and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER

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Children of Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER and Exerile COURNOYER:

Marie-Anne COURNOYER dite MENON (b.15 November 1882, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. 12 November 1963, Sorel, Québec, Canada )
m. Felix LEMOINE 2 April 1902 in Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul COURNOYER dit MENON (b.3 February 1884, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. 18 July 1884, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)

Geneviève COURNOYER dite MENON (b.12 February 1885, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. 11 July 1946, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)

Joseph COURNOYER dit MENON (b.20 August 1886, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Bernadette COURNOYER dite MENON (b.23 February 1888, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. 8 October 1891, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)

Pierre COURNOYER dit MENON (b.17 May 1889, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Joachim COURNOYER dit MENON (b.22 June 1890, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre COURNOYER dit MENON (b.16 March 1892, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste COURNOYER dit MENON (b.2 September 1893, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Antoine COURNOYER (b.1 April 1895, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Adelard COURNOYER dit MENON (b.21 September 1896, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. , )

Catherine COURNOYER dite MENON (b.9 February 1898, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. 21 March 1978, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)

Delima COURNOYER dite MENON (b.20 February 1900, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada d. 21 February 1900, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)

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1854 Birth
25 February 1854
Saint-Robert, Canada East

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1881 Marriage / Partner
Paul-Napoleon COURNOYER and Exerile COURNOYER 7 November 1881, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COURNOYER dite MENON was born 15 November 1882, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 28 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
Paul COURNOYER dit MENON was born 3 February 1884, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 29 years old.

1885 Birth of Child
Geneviève COURNOYER dite MENON was born 12 February 1885, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 30 years old.

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1886 Birth of Child
Joseph COURNOYER dit MENON was born 20 August 1886, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 32 years old.

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Birth of Child
Bernadette COURNOYER dite MENON was born 23 February 1888, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 34 years old.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Pierre COURNOYER dit MENON was born 17 May 1889, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 35 years old.

1890 Birth of Child
Joachim COURNOYER dit MENON was born 22 June 1890, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 36 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 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1891 Death of Child
Bernadette COURNOYER dite MENON died 8 October 1891, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 37 years old.

1892 Birth of Child
Pierre COURNOYER dit MENON was born 16 March 1892, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 38 years old.

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COURNOYER dit MENON was born 2 September 1893, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 39 years old.

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1895 Birth of Child
Antoine COURNOYER was born 1 April 1895, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 41 years old.

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 Birth of Child
Adelard COURNOYER dit MENON was born 21 September 1896, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 42 years old.

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

1898 Birth of Child
Catherine COURNOYER dite MENON was born 9 February 1898, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 43 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Delima COURNOYER dite MENON was born 20 February 1900, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

Paul-Napoleon was 46 years old.

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

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne COURNOYER dite MENON married 2 April 1902, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada to Felix LEMOINE

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)

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)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1914 Death of Spouse/Partner
Exerile COURNOYER died 20 June 1914, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada