Jean TREMBLAY

Born

22 March 1701 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

30 August 1783 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre TREMBLAY Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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Born: 22 March 1701 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Ozanne ACHON

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas ROUSSIN , Marie-Madeleine PARADIS

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Jean married Catherine LAVOIE 21 April 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Catherine LAVOIE was born 3 September 1704 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Catherine died 26 February 1779 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Catherine was the child of René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Marguerite BOUCHARD.

Jean TREMBLAY died 30 August 1783 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

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Spouse & Children of Jean TREMBLAY

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Catherine LAVOIE
Marriage date: 21 April 1726
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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Catherine LAVOIE was the child of René LAVOIE (DELAVOYE) and Marguerite BOUCHARD

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Children of Jean TREMBLAY and Catherine LAVOIE

Marie-Roch TREMBLAY

Born: 13 May 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Ange SIMARD 17 January 1747 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Born: 15 January 1728, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 12 February 1728, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY

Born: 30 January 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 15 August 1805, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Jerome GIRARD 17 January 1747 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Jean-Baptiste PERRON 8 May 1781 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean TREMBLAY

Born: 20 March 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise TREMBLAY 26 August 1754 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Born: 11 April 1733, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE 29 October 1754 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Born: 16 March 1735, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 10 September 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS 24 November 1756 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Alexis TREMBLAY

Born: 29 January 1737, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 28 November 1780, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Rose-Angelique GONTHIER (GAUTHIER) 30 September 1760 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne-Henri-Dieudonne TREMBLAY

Born: 31 January 1739, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1759, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Born: 24 January 1741, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1793 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: François SIMARD 31 August 1761 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Gertrude TREMBLAY

Born: 11 February 1743, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 14 November 1795, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Charles PILOTE 3 May 1762 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jerome-Jean TREMBLAY

Born: 8 November 1745, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Etienne-Gaspard TREMBLAY

Born: 7 December 1747, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 18 January 1831, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Emerentienne BOUCHARD 17 November 1768 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 8 January 1787 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1701
22 March 1701
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

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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

1726 Marriage / Partner
Jean TREMBLAY and Catherine LAVOIE 21 April 1726 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1726 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Roch TREMBLAY was born 13 May 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 26 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 15 January 1728, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 26 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY was born 30 January 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 27 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean TREMBLAY was born 20 March 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 30 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY was born 11 April 1733, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 32 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 16 March 1735, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 34 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Alexis TREMBLAY was born 29 January 1737, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 35 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Etienne-Henri-Dieudonne TREMBLAY was born 31 January 1739, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 37 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY was born 24 January 1741, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 39 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Gertrude TREMBLAY was born 11 February 1743, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 41 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jerome-Jean TREMBLAY was born 8 November 1745, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 44 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY married 17 January 1747, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jerome GIRARD

1747 Marriage of Child
Marie-Roch TREMBLAY married 17 January 1747, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Ange SIMARD

1747 Birth of Child
Etienne-Gaspard TREMBLAY was born 7 December 1747, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 46 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Jean TREMBLAY married 26 August 1754, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth TREMBLAY married 29 October 1754, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Ambroise GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY married 24 November 1756, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean-Baptiste OTIS dit LANGLAIS

1759 Death of Child
Etienne-Henri-Dieudonne TREMBLAY died 10 March 1759, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 58 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY died 10 September 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 58 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Alexis TREMBLAY married 30 September 1760, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Rose-Angelique GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY married 31 August 1761, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to François SIMARD

1762 Marriage of Child
Gertrude TREMBLAY married 3 May 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Louis-Charles PILOTE

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Gaspard TREMBLAY married 17 November 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Emerentienne BOUCHARD

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Roch TREMBLAY died 2 December 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean was 73 years old.

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.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine LAVOIE died 26 February 1779, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1780 Death of Child
Alexis TREMBLAY died 28 November 1780, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean was 79 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY married 8 May 1781, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean-Baptiste PERRON