Joseph TREMBLAY

Born

23 September 1739 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

9 August 1811 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph TREMBLAY

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Born: 23 September 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph TREMBLAY

Father

Jacques TREMBLAY

Mother

Marie-Renee ROY

Grandparents of Joseph TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents

Michel TREMBLAY Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre ROY Marie-Angélique FAYE dite LAFAYETTE (LAFAILLE)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE) 16 January 1775 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE) was born 20 December 1753 in Champlain, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 13 March 1789 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE) and Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET.

Joseph married (2) Marguerite THIFFAULT 18 January 1790 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite THIFFAULT was born 19 June 1772 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 26 July 1806 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jacques-Pierre THIFFAULT and Thérèse RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE.

Joseph TREMBLAY died 9 August 1811 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: cultivateur

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

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph TREMBLAY

Joseph TREMBLAY married

Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE)
Marriage date: 16 January 1775
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE) was the child of Antoine-Nicolas CHENAIL (GENAILLE) and Marie-Anne-Madeleine MÉTRAS dite FENOUILLET

Children of Joseph TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE)

Joseph TREMBLAY

Born: 6 July 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 April 1843, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Marie DUPUIS 7 November 1803 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Joseph TREMBLAY married

Marguerite THIFFAULT
Marriage date: 18 January 1790
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marguerite THIFFAULT was the child of Jacques-Pierre THIFFAULT and Thérèse RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE

Children of Joseph TREMBLAY and Marguerite THIFFAULT

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1739
23 September 1739
La Prairie, Canada, New France

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE) 16 January 1775, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 35 years old.

1775 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 6 July 1783, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne CHENAIL (GENAILLE) died 13 March 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TREMBLAY and Marguerite THIFFAULT 18 January 1790, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 50 years old.

1790 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1803 Marriage of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY married 7 November 1803, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Marie DUPUIS

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite THIFFAULT died 26 July 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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