Jean Genereux Fournier

Brief Life History of Jean Genereux

When Jean Genereux Fournier was born on 4 December 1896, in Grand Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States, his father, Octave Fournier sr., was 33 and his mother, Osithe Lavoie, was 23. He lived in Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada for about 10 years. He died in September 1982, in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Octave Fournier sr.
1863–
Osithe Lavoie
1873–1918
Octave Fournier jr.
1895–
Ida Fournier
Jean Genereux Fournier
1896–1982
Joseph Edouard Fournier
1897–1898
Paul Fournier
1898–
Marie Rose Anna Fournier
1900–1996
Marie Leona Fournier
1902–1902
Marie Emilie Fournier 1
1903–1903
Marie-Ida Fournier
1904–
Joseph Aime Fournier
1906–1920
Marie Ozelia Fournier
1908–
Marie Yvonne Fournier
1909–
Joseph Vital Fournier
1911–
Emily Fournier
1913–

Sources (4)

  • Généreux Fournier in household of Octave Fournier, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • United States Social Security Death Index Jean Fournier
  • Jean Genereux Fournier, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge

July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Normand, Pierre, Lucien, Emile, Fernand, Marcel, Aime, Donat, Jacques, Yves.

French and Walloon: occupational name for a baker, Old French fo(u)rnier (from Latin furnarius). This surname is also found in England, in part as a surname of Huguenot origin. Compare Forney , Fournet , and Fuller .

History: Probably the first American bearer of this surname was Guillaume Fournier from Orne in Normandy, who was in Quebec City, QC, by 1651, where he married Françoise Hébert.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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