Ambroise
TREMBLAY
Born
21 March 1716
,
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died
1 March 1767
,
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Parents & Family of Ambroise TREMBLAY
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Born: 21 March 1716 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Father:
Michel TREMBLAY
Mother:
Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre TREMBLAY
, Ozanne ACHON
Maternal grandparents:
Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT
, Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER)
From New France to Detroit: Tracing the Footsteps of Settlers in the 1700s
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ambroise married Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE 20 January 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE was born 21 March 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 8 May 1771 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Marguerite was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN.
Ambroise TREMBLAY died 1 March 1767 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
Details of the family tree of Ambroise appear below.
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Spouse & Children of Ambroise TREMBLAY
Ambroise TREMBLAY married 
Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE
Marriage date: 20 January 1744
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTEMarriage date: 20 January 1744
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE was the child of Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Ambroise TREMBLAY and Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE
François Joseph TREMBLAYBorn: 5 October 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 28 April 1818, Detroit, Michigan Territory
Died: 28 April 1818, Detroit, Michigan Territory
Married: Magdelene MESNY 11 April 1768 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ambroise TREMBLAYBorn: 27 November 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1805, Detroit, Michigan Territory
Died: 15 December 1805, Detroit, Michigan Territory
Basile TREMBLAYBorn: 27 November 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie Genevieve TREMBLAYBorn: 19 September 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: February 1786, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: February 1786, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Married: Joseph Marie SAUCIER 10 August 1767 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Louis Jean Francois TREMBLAYBorn: 23 January 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 27 September 1794, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory
Died: 27 September 1794, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory
Marie Josephe TREMBLAYBorn: 24 September 1751, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: ,
Died: ,
Ignace TREMBLAYBorn: 13 July 1753, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: 5 December 1815, Detroit, Michigan Territory
Died: 5 December 1815, Detroit, Michigan Territory
Simon TREMBLAYBorn: 24 April 1755, Grosse Pointe, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie Marguerite TREMBLAYBorn: 10 October 1757, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: September 1758, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: September 1758, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Etienne TREMBLAYBorn: 8 February 1759, Grosse Pointe, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: ,
Died: ,
Michel TREMBLAYBorn: 30 January 1761, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: ,
Died: ,
Joseph Hector TREMBLAYBorn: 11 July 1763, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: October 1839, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: October 1839, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Married: Thérèse CREQUIS (CREQUI) 30 April 1787 Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)
Jean Baptiste TREMBLAYBorn: 9 May 1765, Grosse Pointe, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Died: ,
Died: ,
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Birth — 171621 March 1716
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Biography
Name: Ambroise Tremblay
Relationship to Head: Chef de famille (Head)
Spouse(s): Marguerite Simard
Marriage Date: 20 janv. 1744 (20 Jan 1744)
Marriage Place: Baie-Saint-Paul
Children: Joseph-François Tremblay
Ambroise Tremblay
Marie-Geneviève Tremblay
Louis-Jean-François Tremblay
Marie-Joseph Tremblay
Marie-Joseph Tremblay
Ignace Tremblay
Simon Tremblay
Marguerite Tremblay
Etienne Tremblay
Micheel Tremblay
Jean-Baptiste Michel
Burial Date: 1 mars 1767 (1 Mar 1767)
Burial Place: Detroit
Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Volume: Vol. 7 Sect. 2 : Tre-Zis; Page: 341
ancestry.com
Name: Ambroise Tremblay
Relationship to Head: Chef de famille (Head)
Spouse(s): Marguerite Simard
Marriage Date: 20 janv. 1744 (20 Jan 1744)
Marriage Place: Baie-Saint-Paul
Children: Joseph-François Tremblay
Ambroise Tremblay
Marie-Geneviève Tremblay
Louis-Jean-François Tremblay
Marie-Joseph Tremblay
Marie-Joseph Tremblay
Ignace Tremblay
Simon Tremblay
Marguerite Tremblay
Etienne Tremblay
Micheel Tremblay
Jean-Baptiste Michel
Burial Date: 1 mars 1767 (1 Mar 1767)
Burial Place: Detroit
Ancestry.com. Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
Volume: Vol. 7 Sect. 2 : Tre-Zis; Page: 341
ancestry.com
1744 Marriage / PartnerAmbroise TREMBLAY and Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE 20 January 1744, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 27 years old.
1744 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1745 Birth of ChildFrançois Joseph TREMBLAY was born 5 October 1745, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Ambroise was 29 years old.
1746 Birth of ChildAmbroise TREMBLAY was born 27 November 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Ambroise was 30 years old.
1746 Birth of ChildBasile TREMBLAY was born 27 November 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Ambroise was 30 years old.
1748 Birth of ChildMarie Genevieve TREMBLAY was born 19 September 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Ambroise was 32 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildLouis Jean Francois TREMBLAY was born 23 January 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Ambroise was 33 years old.
1751 Birth of ChildMarie Josephe TREMBLAY was born 24 September 1751, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 35 years old.
1753 Birth of ChildIgnace TREMBLAY was born 13 July 1753, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 37 years old.
1755 Birth of ChildSimon TREMBLAY was born 24 April 1755, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 39 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildMarie Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 10 October 1757, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 41 years old.
1758 Death of ChildMarie Marguerite TREMBLAY died September 1758, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 42 years old.
1759 Birth of ChildEtienne TREMBLAY was born 8 February 1759, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 42 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildMichel TREMBLAY was born 30 January 1761, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 44 years old.
1763 Birth of ChildJoseph Hector TREMBLAY was born 11 July 1763, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 47 years old.
1765 Birth of ChildJean Baptiste TREMBLAY was born 9 May 1765, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
Ambroise was 49 years old.
Death — 17671 March 1767
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
He died at the age of 50.
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Burial & Cemetery
Burial details for Ambroise:
Mount Elliott Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan, USA
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Last updated: 4/2/2025 1:04:36 PM
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