Gilbert TREMBLAY

Born

30 September 1845 , La Prairie, Canada East

Died

20 September 1904 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Gilbert married Zoe BENOIT abt. 1866 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zoe BENOIT was born 22 July 1844 in Saint-Luc, Canada East. Zoe died 10 July 1875 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . Zoe was the child of Albert BENOIT and Zoe LAURE (LORD) .

Gilbert married Virginie RAYMOND 19 November 1877 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Virginie RAYMOND was born 1 March 1841 in Québec Province, Canada. Virginie died 6 February 1911 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents & Family of Gilbert TREMBLAY

Parents of Gilbert TREMBLAY

Father

Henri TREMBLAY

Mother

Cesarie SURPRENANT

Grandparents of Gilbert TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY Rose FOUCRAULT

Maternal grandparents

Joseph SURPRENANT Isabelle-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gilbert TREMBLAY

Gilbert TREMBLAY married

Zoe BENOIT
Marriage date: abt. 1866
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Zoe BENOIT was the child of Albert BENOIT and Zoe LAURE (LORD)

Children of Gilbert TREMBLAY and Zoe BENOIT

Georges TREMBLAY

Born: March 1872, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 November 1922, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Gilbert TREMBLAY married

Virginie RAYMOND
Marriage date: 19 November 1877
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Children of Gilbert TREMBLAY and Virginie RAYMOND

Albert TREMBLAY

Born: 4 May 1884, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 October 1945, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Married: Georgiana LACHAPELLE 25 February 1905 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1845
30 September 1845
La Prairie, Canada East

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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.

1872 Birth of Child
Georges TREMBLAY was born March 1872, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gilbert was 26 years old.

1875 Death of Spouse/Partner
Zoe BENOIT died 10 July 1875, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Marriage / Partner
Gilbert TREMBLAY and Virginie RAYMOND 19 November 1877, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

He was 32 years old.

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)

1884 Birth of Child
Albert TREMBLAY was born 4 May 1884, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Gilbert was 38 years old.

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 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

Death — 1904
20 September 1904
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 59.