Joseph
TREPANIA (TREPANIER)
Born
7/25/1826
,
Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died
10/26/1900
,
Springbrook, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
Parents & Family of Joseph TREPANIA (TREPANIER)
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Born: 7/25/1826 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Father:
Paul TREPANIER
Mother:
Marguerite VALLIERE (VALLIERES)
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Francois TREPANIER
, Marie-Angelique GERLAIS
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre VALLIERE (VALIERE)
, Ursule MASSON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marguerite DEMARIE abt. 1852 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DEMARIE was born abt. 1835 in Red River, Wisconsin, USA. Marguerite died 15 May 1906 Marguerite was the child of Louison DEMARIE and Angeline COLLINS.
Joseph TREPANIA (TREPANIER) died 10/26/1900 in Springbrook, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA.
Obituary (below) from:
Old River Man Dead - Chippewa Herald-Telegram, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, 17 Nov 1900, Sat, Page 3
Old River Man Dead - Chippewa Herald-Telegram, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, 17 Nov 1900, Sat, Page 3
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: lumberman and farmer
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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph TREPANIA (TREPANIER)
Joseph TREPANIA (TREPANIER) married 
Marguerite DEMARIE
Marriage date: abt. 1852
Marriage place:
Marguerite DEMARIE was the child of Louison DEMARIE and Angeline COLLINS
Marguerite DEMARIEMarriage date: abt. 1852
Marriage place:
Marguerite DEMARIE was the child of Louison DEMARIE and Angeline COLLINS
Children of Joseph TREPANIA (TREPANIER) and Marguerite DEMARIE
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Birth — 18267/25/1826
Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Biography
The date of birth of 25 Mar 1826 is from the baptism records in Maskinongé, Québec.
His parents Paul Trepanier and Marguerite Valliere were married in St-Joseph de Maskinongé, Québec on 15 Aug 1825, and Joseph was born the following March.
From Contributor Gilles Caron (48516724)
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He was married to Margaret DeMarie (Che-ma-get) about 1851, in Chippewa Falls, WI.
-As transcribed from the 'COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF THE UPPER LAKES REGION'
by J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, IL, 1905; pages 88 - 89
Joseph Trepania (deceased) for many years a resident of Spring Brook, Washburn county, was born at Three Rivers, Quebec, about 1815. His parents were Canadians, of French descent, and he was brought up in Canada where he received a limited education.
About the year 1843 Joseph Trepania came to Wisconsin, and for a short time was located at Prairie du Chien. He then went to Chippewa Falls, which at that time contained but one log house, where...Read full story
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The date of birth of 25 Mar 1826 is from the baptism records in Maskinongé, Québec.
His parents Paul Trepanier and Marguerite Valliere were married in St-Joseph de Maskinongé, Québec on 15 Aug 1825, and Joseph was born the following March.
From Contributor Gilles Caron (48516724)
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He was married to Margaret DeMarie (Che-ma-get) about 1851, in Chippewa Falls, WI.
-As transcribed from the 'COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF THE UPPER LAKES REGION'
by J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, IL, 1905; pages 88 - 89
Joseph Trepania (deceased) for many years a resident of Spring Brook, Washburn county, was born at Three Rivers, Quebec, about 1815. His parents were Canadians, of French descent, and he was brought up in Canada where he received a limited education.
About the year 1843 Joseph Trepania came to Wisconsin, and for a short time was located at Prairie du Chien. He then went to Chippewa Falls, which at that time contained but one log house, where...Read full story
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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)
1866 Birth of ChildAlfred TREPANIA was born 30 April 1866, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Joseph was 39 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
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Death — 190010/26/1900
Springbrook, Washburn, Wisconsin, USA
He died at the age of 74.
FINAL RESTING PLACE
Burial & Cemetery
Burial details for Joseph:
Saint Francis Cemetery Reserve, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, USA
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Last updated: 8/6/2025 1:06:13 PM
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