Charles HUS COURNOYER

(b. 7 November 1822 , Sorel, Lower Canada d. 24 June 1888 , Sorel, Québec, Canada )

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Charles HUS COURNOYER was born 7 November 1822 in Sorel, Lower Canada

Charles HUS COURNOYER was the child of Gregoire HUS COURNOYER and Geneviève CARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace HUS COURNOYER and Marie BOURDAIS (maternal) Louis CARTIER and Catherine LETENDRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Marie-Florence GAUTHIER dite DELISLE 12 October 1853 in Sorel, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Florence GAUTHIER dite DELISLE was born 23 March 1833 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Florence died 27 February 1911 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Florence was the child of François GAUTHIER dit DELISLE and Catherine PELOQUIN.

Charles HUS COURNOYER died 24 June 1888 in Sorel, 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.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Charles HUS COURNOYER married

Marie-Florence GAUTHIER dite DELISLE-- Date: 12 October 1853 Place: Sorel, Canada East
Marie-Florence GAUTHIER dite DELISLE was the child of François GAUTHIER dit DELISLE and Catherine PELOQUIN

Children:

Charles Cournoyer 04 Sep 1854 m. Cournoyer Elisabeth

Jean-Baptiste Cournoyer 24 Apr 1858 m. Gautron Delia

Alexis-Alexandre Cournoyer 19 Sep 1860 m. Pontbriand Delia

Josephine Cournoyer 05 Aug 1863 m. Cournoyer Pierre

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Children of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Florence GAUTHIER dite DELISLE:

Josephine COURNOYER (b.5 August 1863, Sorel, Canada East d. , )
m. Pierre COURNOYER 3 February 1880 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Melina COURNOYER (b.abt. 1865, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Paul LEMOINE 29 September 1885 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1822 Birth
7 November 1822
Sorel, Lower Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Marriage / Partner
Charles HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Florence GAUTHIER dite DELISLE 12 October 1853, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 30 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in 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

1863 Birth of Child
Josephine COURNOYER was born 5 August 1863, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Charles was 40 years old.

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.