Étienne TREMBLAY

Born

10 June 1740 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

24 June 1829 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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François-Xavier TREMBLAY Marie-Reine DUFOUR

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Born: 10 June 1740 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: François-Xavier TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie-Reine DUFOUR

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR , Louise GAGNÉ

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Étienne married Apolline LAVOIE 29 January 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Apolline LAVOIE was born 23 December 1741 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Apolline died 21 May 1826 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Apolline was the child of François LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD.

Étienne TREMBLAY died 24 June 1829 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.
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Étienne TREMBLAY married

Apolline LAVOIE
Marriage date: 29 January 1765
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Apolline LAVOIE was the child of François LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

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Étienne TREMBLAY

Born: 7 November 1764, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne RAINVILLE 8 October 1785 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Toussaint TREMBLAY

Born: 6 February 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 May 1859, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Geneviève-Marie BRAZEAU (BROSE) (BROZE) (PROZY) 31 May 1802 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1740
10 June 1740
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Birth of Child
Étienne TREMBLAY was born 7 November 1764, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Étienne was 24 years old.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Étienne TREMBLAY and Apolline LAVOIE 29 January 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1779 Birth of Child
Toussaint TREMBLAY was born 6 February 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Étienne TREMBLAY married 8 October 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne RAINVILLE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Toussaint TREMBLAY married 31 May 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Geneviève-Marie BRAZEAU (BROSE) (BROZE) (PROZY)

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)