Louis
TROMBLEY
Born
2 September 1819
,
Detroit, Michigan Territory
Died
5 September 1870
,
Warren, Michigan, USA
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Born: 2 September 1819 in Detroit, Michigan Territory
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Louis married Sophia KELLER 12 February 1844 in Detroit, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Sophia KELLER was born 13 May 1821 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Sophia was the child of Joseph KELLER and Mary-Louise LANGEVIN.
Louis TROMBLEY died 5 September 1870 in Warren, Michigan, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis TROMBLEY
Louis TROMBLEY married 
Sophia KELLER
Marriage date: 12 February 1844
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Sophia KELLER was the child of Joseph KELLER and Mary-Louise LANGEVIN
Sophia KELLERMarriage date: 12 February 1844
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Sophia KELLER was the child of Joseph KELLER and Mary-Louise LANGEVIN
Children of Louis TROMBLEY and Sophia KELLER
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Birth — 18192 September 1819
Detroit, Michigan Territory
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Marriage / PartnerLouis TROMBLEY and Sophia KELLER 12 February 1844, Detroit, Michigan, USA
He was 24 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1862 Birth of ChildJohn Joseph TROMBLEY was born 13 March 1862, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Louis was 42 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
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Name: Louis Trombley
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 05 Sep 1870
Death Place: Warren, Macomb, Michigan
Age: 51
Birth Date: 1819
Birth Place: Michigan
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51861-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film Number: 979574
Reference ID: p37 #732
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch.org
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Death Date: 05 Sep 1870
Death Place: Warren, Macomb, Michigan
Age: 51
Birth Date: 1819
Birth Place: Michigan
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51861-4
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film Number: 979574
Reference ID: p37 #732
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch.org
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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state
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