Élisabeth COUTURE

(b. abt. 1827 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada d. 24 April 1897 , Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA )
Age: 80
Cause of Death: Stomach Problems

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Élisabeth COUTURE was born abt. 1827 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Élisabeth COUTURE was the child of Alexis COUTURE and Agathe BUCKEL (BOUCLE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis COUTURE dit LAMONDE and Marie-Thecle LAMARRE (maternal) Jean Baptiste BUCKEL and Gertrude CHAMBERLAND

Élisabeth was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1897.

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

Élisabeth married Augustin FOURNIER 6 May 1851 in Montmagny, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Augustin FOURNIER was born 24 February 1827 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Augustin died 21 October 1907 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA. Augustin was the child of Augustin FOURNIER and Rosalie COTE.

Élisabeth COUTURE died 24 April 1897 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA.
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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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Family and Children of Élisabeth COUTURE

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Élisabeth COUTURE married

Augustin FOURNIER-- Date: 6 May 1851 Place: Montmagny, Canada East
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Augustin FOURNIER was the child of Augustin FOURNIER and Rosalie COTE

Name: Augustin Fournier
Spouse: Adeline Couture
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1851
Marriage Location: Montmagny, Québec (Quebec)

Ancestry.com. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

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Children of Augustin FOURNIER and Élisabeth COUTURE:

Rosalie FOURNIER (b.abt. 1851, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 November 1854, Montmagny, Canada East )

Thomas August FOURNIER (b.15 May 1851, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 July 1925, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA)
m. Mathilda SAUVÉ dite LAPLANTE 1881 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA

Jean Baptiste FOURNIER (b.9 March 1855, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 May 1923, Pentland, Luce, Michigan, USA)

Julie FOURNIER (b.abt. 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 February 1926, Marquette, Michigan, USA)

Eugene FOURNIER (b.abt. 1859, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 November 1932, Saint Peter, Minnesota, USA)

Joseph FOURNIER (b.abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 October 1907, )

Cecilia FOURNIER (b.abt. 1868, Montmagny, Québec, Canada d. , )
m. David DUFAULT 29 November 1888 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA

Louise FOURNIER (b.abt. 1868, Montmagny, Québec, Canada d. 17 September 1942, , Minnesota, USA)
m. James ALLIE 6 November 1888 in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA

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

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

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)

1851 Marriage / Partner
Élisabeth COUTURE and Augustin FOURNIER 6 May 1851, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1851 Birth of Child
Thomas August FOURNIER was born 15 May 1851, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1854 Death of Child
Rosalie FOURNIER died 19 November 1854, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1855 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste FOURNIER was born 9 March 1855, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

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.

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

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

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

1888 Marriage of Child
Louise FOURNIER married 6 November 1888, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA to James ALLIE

1888 Marriage of Child
Cecilia FOURNIER married 29 November 1888, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA to David DUFAULT

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

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

1897 Death
Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995
name: Elizabeth Fournier
gender: Female
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death date: 24 Apr 1897
death place: Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa Co., Mi
age: 80
birth date: 1817
birthplace: Canada
occupation: Housekeeper
race: White
marital status: Married
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indexing project (batch) number: B53228-2
system origin: Michigan-EASy
source film number: 1007570
reference number: v 2 p 26
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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Elisabeth is buried at: Maple Ridge Cemetery Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA

Added: 3/7/2009 2:52:35 PM - Updated: 8/19/2019 7:52:36 AM