Jean-François TREMBLAY

Born

17 October 1730 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

9 December 1822 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Étienne TREMBLAY Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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Born: 17 October 1730 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Catherine BIVILLE

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Jean-François married Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER 22 February 1753 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER was born 3 April 1734 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Madeleine died 2 September 1777 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis-François GONTHIER and Marie-Madeleine GAGNON.

Jean-François TREMBLAY died 9 December 1822 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Jean-François TREMBLAY

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Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER
Marriage date: 22 February 1753
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER was the child of Louis-François GONTHIER and Marie-Madeleine GAGNON

Children of Jean-François TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Born: 6 December 1753, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 12 June 1794, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PERRON 21 June 1779 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charles-Etienne TREMBLAY

Born: 23 October 1755, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1821, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Sophie SIMARD 16 January 1783 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

François-Xavier TREMBLAY

Born: 11 November 1757, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 February 1833, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine DURETTE 29 April 1783 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Rosalie TREMBLAY

Born: 17 December 1761, Les Éboulements, Canada
Died: 8 December 1795, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine-Samson LAVOIE 30 August 1790 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY

Born: 1 November 1763, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 December 1839, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Gabriel MERCIER 7 November 1790 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Ursule TREMBLAY

Born: 19 July 1765, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 November 1809, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Agapit MARTEL 10 January 1792 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Jean-Baptiste SOURDIVES 15 November 1796 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis TREMBLAY

Born: 30 April 1768, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 April 1810, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Dorothee PERRON 7 August 1792 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean TREMBLAY

Born: 10 May 1773, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 June 1840, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Romaine MERCIER 30 July 1815 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1730
17 October 1730
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER 22 February 1753, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 22 years old.

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 6 December 1753, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 23 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Charles-Etienne TREMBLAY was born 23 October 1755, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 25 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
François-Xavier TREMBLAY was born 11 November 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-François was 27 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Rosalie TREMBLAY was born 17 December 1761, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 31 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY was born 1 November 1763, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 33 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Ursule TREMBLAY was born 19 July 1765, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 34 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Louis TREMBLAY was born 30 April 1768, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 37 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Jean TREMBLAY was born 10 May 1773, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 42 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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER died 2 September 1777, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY married 21 June 1779, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph PERRON

1783 Marriage of Child
Charles-Etienne TREMBLAY married 16 January 1783, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Sophie SIMARD

1783 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier TREMBLAY married 29 April 1783, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Madeleine DURETTE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Rosalie TREMBLAY married 30 August 1790, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Antoine-Samson LAVOIE

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY married 7 November 1790, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph-Gabriel MERCIER

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Ursule TREMBLAY married 10 January 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Agapit MARTEL

1792 Marriage of Child
Louis TREMBLAY married 7 August 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Dorothee PERRON

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

1794 Death of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY died 12 June 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 63 years old.

1795 Death of Child
Rosalie TREMBLAY died 8 December 1795, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Jean-François was 65 years old.

1796 Marriage of Child
Ursule TREMBLAY married 15 November 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean-Baptiste SOURDIVES

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

1809 Death of Child
Ursule TREMBLAY died 18 November 1809, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 79 years old.

1810 Death of Child
Louis TREMBLAY died 2 April 1810, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François was 79 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Jean TREMBLAY married 30 July 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Romaine MERCIER

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

1821 Death of Child
Charles-Etienne TREMBLAY died 27 June 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 90 years old.

Death — 1822
9 December 1822
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 92.

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