François TREMBLAY

Born

28 June 1825 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

19 May 1894 , Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

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Gregoire TREMBLAY Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT)

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Born: 28 June 1825 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Father: Gregoire TREMBLAY

Mother: Elisabeth HEWETT (HEWITT)

Paternal grandparents: Alexis TREMBLAY , Charlotte SAVARD

Maternal grandparents: John HEWITT (HEWETT) , Mary MCDOUGAL GILCHRIST

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François married Genevieve DUFOUR 5 May 1857 in Chicoutimi, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve DUFOUR was born 23 October 1832 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Genevieve died 5 January 1909 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Genevieve was the child of Cyrille DUFOUR and Marie-Anne EMOND.

François TREMBLAY died 19 May 1894 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .
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François TREMBLAY married

Genevieve DUFOUR
Marriage date: 5 May 1857
Marriage place: Chicoutimi, Canada East
Genevieve DUFOUR was the child of Cyrille DUFOUR and Marie-Anne EMOND

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Children of François TREMBLAY and Genevieve DUFOUR

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Born: 10 March 1858, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Honore-Henri DUBE 11,13 1877 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Francois (Francis) TREMBLAY

Born: 17 February 1867, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: 10 April 1956, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Adele LEMIEUX 8 September 1891 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Fredeline TREMBLAY

Born: 12 July 1869, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1825
28 June 1825
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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)

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)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Marriage / Partner
François TREMBLAY and Genevieve DUFOUR 5 May 1857, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

He was 31 years old.

1858 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 10 March 1858, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

François was 32 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 Birth of Child
Francois (Francis) TREMBLAY was born 17 February 1867, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

François was 41 years old.