Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

(b. 23 December 1714 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 24 October 1789 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY was born 23 December 1714 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY was the child of Michel TREMBLAY and Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre TREMBLAY and Ozanne ACHON (maternal) Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT and Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine GUAY 25 November 1737 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marie-Catherine GUAY was born 25 February 1724 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Catherine died 11 February 1783 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Catherine was the child of Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Catherine SIMARD.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 7 September 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 7 October 1730 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Josephe died 15 January 1794 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT.

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY died 24 October 1789 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

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Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY married

Marie-Catherine GUAY-- Date: 25 November 1737 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
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Marie-Catherine GUAY was the child of Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Catherine SIMARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Marie-Catherine GUAY:

Angélique TREMBLAY (b.27 September 1739, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1759, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France )
m. Antoine TREMBLAY 6 February 1758 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste-Denis TREMBLAY (b.8 October 1744, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. , )

Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY (b.16 April 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1814 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte LAVOIE 9 November 1772 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY (b.24 December 1752, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1824 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. René-Pierre TREMBLAY 8 January 1770 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY married

Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE-- Date: 7 September 1785 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was the child of Jean LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

Children of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE:

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1714 Birth
23 December 1714
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY - 1714 Baptism. Baie St-Paul, Charlevoix, PQ, Canada.

1714 Baptism. Baie St-Paul, Charlevoix, PQ, Canada.
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Marie-Catherine GUAY 25 November 1737, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1737 marriage
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1739 Birth of Child
Angélique TREMBLAY was born 27 September 1739, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Denis TREMBLAY was born 8 October 1744, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY was born 16 April 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY was born 24 December 1752, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Angélique TREMBLAY married 6 February 1758, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Antoine TREMBLAY

1759 Death of Child
Angélique TREMBLAY died 20 February 1759, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY married 8 January 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to René-Pierre TREMBLAY

1772 Marriage of Child
Henri-Benjamin TREMBLAY married 9 November 1772, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Marie-Josephte LAVOIE

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine GUAY died 11 February 1783, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephe LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 7 September 1785, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 70 years old.