Sophie (Gagnon) Chouinard (abt. 1864 - 1888)

Born about 1864 in Canada

Wife of Nazaire Chouinard — married 28 Jun 1886 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 25 May 1888 at about age 24 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Sophie was born in Canada about 1864, the daughter of Noel Gagnon and Louise Voyer. In 1886, she married Nazaire Couinard in Essex County, Massachusetts. Sophie was a mill-weaver operator. In 1887, the couple had a daughter named Victoria that passed away the same year from marasmus. In 1888, they had a son named Camille Omer. At the age of 24, she passed away in 1888 from pyemia a form of child bed fever. A month after his mother's death, Camille passed away from cholera.

Sources

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4WC-Q7S : 24 May 2018), Nazaire Chouinard and Sophie Gagnou, 28 Jun 1886; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,415,222.
• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWMW-1T5 : 10 March 2018), Sophie Gagnon Chouinard, 25 May 1888; citing Salem, Massachusetts, v 391 p 334, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,237.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC1X-H9C : 10 February 2018), Sophia Gagnon in entry for Victoria Chouinard, 16 May 1887; citing Salem, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 1,428,239.
• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWM4-MXT : 10 March 2018), Sophie Gagnon in entry for Omer C. Chouinard, 30 Jun 1888; citing Salem, Massachusetts, v 391 p 335, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,237.