Charles Edouard TREMBLAY

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13 July 1815 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Died

26 October 1893 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 80

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Augustin TREMBLAY Marie-Agathe DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)

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Born: 13 July 1815 in La Prairie, Lower Canada

Father: Augustin TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie-Agathe DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY , Marie-Amable LESTAGE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph DENIAU (DAIGNEAU) , Marie-Agathe-Françoise SIMARD

Charles Edouard was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1860.
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Charles Edouard married Sophie COUTURE 29 January 1839 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Sophie COUTURE was born 9 March 1821 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Sophie died 20 November 1900 in Malone, New York, USA. Sophie was the child of Thomas COUTURE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle GIROUX.

Charles Edouard TREMBLAY died 26 October 1893 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Charles Edouard TREMBLAY

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Charles Edouard TREMBLAY married

Sophie COUTURE
Marriage date: 29 January 1839
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
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Sophie COUTURE was the child of Thomas COUTURE and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle GIROUX

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Children of Charles Edouard TREMBLAY and Sophie COUTURE

Sophie TREMBLAY

Born: 29 January 1840, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: 5 February 1916, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Philomene TREMBLAY

Born: 1 September 1841, Napierville, Canada East
Died: ,

Marguerite TREMBLAY

Born: 14 August 1843, Napierville, Canada East
Died: 21 February 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY

Born: 2 March 1845, Lacolle, Canada East
Died: 8 August 1924, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Jules THÉRIAULT 18 October 1863 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Edouard TREMBLAY

Born: 11 January 1847, Lacolle, Canada East
Died: 11 June 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Julius (Jules) TREMBLAY

Born: 12 March 1849, Lacolle, Canada East
Died: 7 March 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Remi TREMBLAY

Born: 3 March 1851, Lacolle, Canada East
Died: ,

Malvina TREMBLAY

Born: 24 September 1853, Lacolle, Canada East
Died: 20 November 1885, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Augustin TREMBLAY

Born: 21 June 1856, Lacolle, Canada East
Died: 7 May 1918, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Gilbert TREMBLAY

Born: 27 May 1858, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 July 1902, , Massachusetts, USA

Sophronie TREMBLAY

Born: 20 April 1861, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 April 1935, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1815
13 July 1815
La Prairie, Lower Canada

Charles Edouard TREMBLAY - 1815 Baptism. St-Philippe, Laprairie, Québec.

1815 Baptism. St-Philippe, Laprairie, Québec.

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage / Partner
Charles Edouard TREMBLAY and Sophie COUTURE 29 January 1839, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 23 years old.

Charles Edouard TREMBLAY - 1839 marriage

1839 marriage

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1840 Birth of Child
Sophie TREMBLAY was born 29 January 1840, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Charles Edouard was 24 years old.

1841 Birth of Child
Philomene TREMBLAY was born 1 September 1841, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Charles Edouard was 26 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 14 August 1843, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Charles Edouard was 28 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY was born 2 March 1845, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Charles Edouard was 29 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Edouard TREMBLAY was born 11 January 1847, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Charles Edouard was 31 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Julius (Jules) TREMBLAY was born 12 March 1849, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Charles Edouard was 33 years old.

1851
Living in St Bernard de Lacolle, Huntingdon County, Quebec: Edouard Tremblay, age 40, b. St Phillipe; wife, Sophie, age 29, b. St. Jacques; children all b. St Bernard de Lacolle: Sophie, age 12; Philomene, age 9; Marguerite, age 7; Venerier? (female), age 6; Edouard, age 5; Jule, age 3; Remi, age 1
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1851 Birth of Child
Remi TREMBLAY was born 3 March 1851, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Charles Edouard was 35 years old.

1853 Birth of Child
Malvina TREMBLAY was born 24 September 1853, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Charles Edouard was 38 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Augustin TREMBLAY was born 21 June 1856, Lacolle, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle)

Charles Edouard was 40 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Gilbert TREMBLAY was born 27 May 1858, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Charles Edouard was 42 years old.

1860
Edouard Tremblay came to Southbridge from Lacolle.
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1860 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Edward Trombley, 47, b. Canada
Sophia Trombley, 39, b. Canada
Sophia Trombley, 20, b. Canada
Emerline Trombley, 18, b. Canada
Margaret Trombley, 16, b. Canada
Valaruse (female) Trombley, 15, b. Canada
Edward Trombley, 13, b. Canada
Julius Trombley, 11, b. Canada
Armie Trombley (male), 9, b. Canada
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 Birth of Child
Sophronie TREMBLAY was born 20 April 1861, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Charles Edouard was 45 years old.

1863 Marriage of Child
Valerie Ellen TREMBLAY married 18 October 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Jules THÉRIAULT

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Edward Trombley, 50, laborer, b. Canada
Sophia Trombley, 44, b. Canada
Edward Trombley, 16, operative, b. Canada
John Trombley, 14, b. Canada
Eliza Trombley, 10, b. Canada
Chacley? (male) Trombley, 8, b. Canada
Gilbert Trombley, 6, b. MA
Sophronie Trombley, 4, b. MA
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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

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)

1880 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Edward TROMBLEY Self M Male W 75 CANADA Saws Wood CANADA CANADA
Sophia TROMBLEY Wife M Female W 59 CANADA Keeps House CANADA CANADA
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Death of Child
Malvina TREMBLAY died 20 November 1885, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Charles Edouard was 70 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

1893
Died at the age of 80, parents listed as Augustus and Agathe Daignault
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1893
Name: Edward Tremble
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 26 Oct 1893
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Age: 80
Birth Date: 1813
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Father's Name: Augustin Tremble
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Mother's Name: Garthe Daignault
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-0
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 29
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

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Death — 1893
26 October 1893
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 78.