Gregoire TREMBLAY

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13 March 1797 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

30 July 1850 , Chicoutimi, Canada East

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Alexis TREMBLAY Charlotte SAVARD

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Born: 13 March 1797 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Alexis TREMBLAY

Mother: Charlotte SAVARD

Paternal grandparents: Basile TREMBLAY , Marie-Françoise THERRIEN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre SAVARD , Marguerite BRISSON

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Gregoire married Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT) 25 May 1825 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT) was born 9 September 1789 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Elisabeth was the child of John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST.

Gregoire TREMBLAY died 30 July 1850 in Chicoutimi, Canada East .
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Gregoire TREMBLAY married

Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT)
Marriage date: 25 May 1825
Marriage place: Québec, Lower Canada
Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT) was the child of John HEWITT (HEWETT) and Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST

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Children of Gregoire TREMBLAY and Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT)

François TREMBLAY

Born: 28 June 1825, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 May 1894, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Genevieve DUFOUR 5 May 1857 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Josephte TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Honore TREMBLAY

Born: 18 February 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 31 January 1899, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Demerise GILBERT 16 November 1858 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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Birth — 1797
13 March 1797
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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

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)

1825 Marriage / Partner
Gregoire TREMBLAY and Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT) 25 May 1825, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 28 years old.

1825 Birth of Child
François TREMBLAY was born 28 June 1825, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Gregoire was 28 years old.

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Honore TREMBLAY was born 18 February 1828, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Gregoire was 30 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

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

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

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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