COURNOYER/COURNEYA (AND RELATED SPELLINGS) OF TWEED, ONTARIO
Some Descendants of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer, of Sorel, Quebec and Tweed, Ontario
Catholic church records for the Tweed area are in the registers of St. Michael the Archangel, in Belleville, until 1851 (LDS film 1298739). I haven't been able to find the records from 1851 to 1869. From 1869, Tweed records are in the registers of Sacred Heart of Mary, in Madoc (LDS film 1298801). The registers of St. Carthaghs in Tweed begin about 1884 (LDS film 1298805). Other local records appear on LDS film 2032030. The birth, marriage and death records quoted here come from these registers as well as those of St. Pierre-de-Sorel in Quebec (LDS films 1294706 through 1294711). The following lists are based on information found in the church registers noted above, supplemented by census information, and in some cases, World War I military records found at Library and Archives Canada. They certainly contain some mistakes in the names and dates, due to error on my part, or gaps or mistakes in the church and census records. After the families made the move to Tweed, the clergymen and enumerators were English-speaking men who often were not familiar with the French names and who may have attempted to anglicize them, and who certainly misspelled them at times. All of the family members who were born in what is now Quebec were baptized with the last name Cournoyer, but after the move to what is now Ontario, it was spelled in a variety of ways by the officials, and as most if not all of these Cournoyers could not read or write, it is difficult to say when the last name actually changed to Courneya and other variations as far as they were concerned. In short, the names listed here may not be exactly what these people called themselves.
I looked for each of these families in the 1881 Canadian census or 1880 US census, as posted on the LDS website, http://www.familysearch.org. As these names were so often misspelled, they aren't easy to find, so I have indicated the spelling of the names when I have been able to find them in those records.
Marie Anne Cournoyer [daughter of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Alexis Bibeau |
Married Aug. 23, 1859, Sorel, QC |
Spelling of names in the 1881 Canadian census index: Alexis and Marie (Cournoyer) Bibeau |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
Alexis | ~1863 | |
Charles | ~1865 | |
Joseph | ~1867 | |
Pierre | ~1869 | |
Dolphis | ~1871 | |
Dina | ~1873 | |
D'Albrois | ~1876 | |
Louise Zelie | ~1878 |
Catherine Cournoyer [daughter of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Levi (Oliver) Letendre |
Married about 1860, Tweed, ON |
Spelling of names in the 1881 Canadian census index: Lovia and Catherine Latander |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
Levi | ~1861 | Josephine Lachapelle |
Jean Baptiste | ~1863 | |
Felix | ~1864 | |
Catherine | ~1866 | Michel Trudeau |
Angele | ~1868 | |
Pierre | Sep. 23, 1869 | Alice Kehoe |
Delima | Jan. 12, 1872 | |
Louis | Jan., 1874 | Clara Lachapelle |
David | Apr. 1, 1876 | |
Theotiste [Lottie] | Jan. 16, 1878 | John Langevin |
Theophile | Jan. 12, 1880 | |
Marie Anne | Jan. 14, 1882 | Simon Langevin |
Maggie | Jan. 13, 1886 |
Pierre Cournoyer [son of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Marie Cournoyer [daughter of Paul and Catherine (Ethier) Cournoyer] |
Married about 1865, Tweed, ON |
Spelling of names in the 1881 Canadian census index: Peter and Mary Comayer |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
Paul | ~1866 | |
Marie | ~1868 | Alexander Genore [son of Alexander and Philomene (Cournoyer) Genore] |
Catherine | ~1869 | |
Margaret | Jul. 23, 1870 | |
Medinote? [Minnie] | May 16, 1872 | Edward Allore |
Vitelline? [Ellen] | Jun. 10, 1874 | James Dunne |
Pierre | Nov. 11, 1876 | Odile Rashotte [daughter of Pierre and Catherine (Cournoyer) Rashotte] |
Louis | 1878 | |
Clemence | Jun. 23, 1880 | Levi Gouin |
Sophie | Aug. 10, 1884 | |
Felix | Nov. 9, 1885 | Clemence Goulah [daughter of Simon and Delima (Cournoyer) Goulah] |
Simon | Aug. 8, 1887 | Bridget [Delia] Mulroney |
Paul Cournoyer [son of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Delima Letendre |
Married Jul. 24, 1871, Tweed, ON |
Spelling of names in the 1881 Canadian census index: |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
Elizabeth Rush [adopted] | ~1877 | |
Michael Rush [adopted] | ~1879 |
Joachim Cournoyer [son of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Louisa Genereux |
Married August 5, 1872, Tweed, ON |
Spelling of names in the 1881 Canadian census index: |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
Simon Cournoyer [son of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Anne Wilcott [went to Wisconsin] |
Married ? |
Spelling of names in the 1880 US census index: Simon and Anna Curnoier |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
Lucy | ~1878 | |
Willie | 1880 |
Louis Cournoyer [son of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Sophie Rashotte |
Married Aug. 13, 1871, Tweed, ON |
Spelling of names in the 1881 Canadian census index: Lewis and Sophia Courynier |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
George Maheney [adopted] | ~1877 |
Denis Cournoyer [son of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Lucille Wilcott [went to Wisconsin] |
Married ? |
Spelling of names in the 1880 US census index: Denis and Lucy Conmeyer |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
Jean Baptiste Cournoyer [son of Joachim and Theotiste (Paulhus) Cournoyer] and Vitelline [Ellen] Cournoyer [daughter of Paul and Catherine (Ethier) Cournoyer] |
Married Oct. 14, 1879, Tweed, ON |
Spelling of names in the 1881 Canadian census index: John and Ellen Cornnier |
Children: | Born: | Spouse: |
Denis | Aug. 9, 1880 | |
Paul | Aug. 20, 1885 | |
David | ~1890 | |
John | ~1894 | |
Charles | Jun. 18, 1896 |