François-Xavier TREMBLAY

Born

15 November 1702 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

14 December 1778 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre TREMBLAY Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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Born: 15 November 1702 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

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

François-Xavier married Marie-Reine DUFOUR 6 November 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Reine DUFOUR was born abt. 1707 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Reine died 14 April 1790 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Reine was the child of Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ.

François-Xavier TREMBLAY died 14 December 1778 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of François-Xavier TREMBLAY

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Marie-Reine DUFOUR
Marriage date: 6 November 1726
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marie-Reine DUFOUR was the child of Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Louise GAGNÉ

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Children of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Reine DUFOUR

Angélique TREMBLAY

Born: 20 December 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 16 October 1817 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques FORTIN 8 November 1745 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY

Born: 20 December 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1813 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Zacharie HERVE (HARVEY) 1 July 1750 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier TREMBLAY

Born: 3 December 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LAVOIE 7 January 1754 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Married: Marguerite GAGNÉ 10 February 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Antoine TREMBLAY

Born: 3 February 1734, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1809, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique TREMBLAY 6 February 1758 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Married: Marguerite LAVOIE 3 November 1761 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY

Born: 9 February 1736, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 2 November 1808 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: René LAVOIE 7 January 1754 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

Born: 8 April 1738, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1821, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique SIMARD 14 September 1761 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Étienne TREMBLAY

Born: 10 June 1740, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1829, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Apolline LAVOIE 29 January 1765 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin TREMBLAY

Born: 27 July 1742, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY 1765

Married: Agnès BOUDREAU 6 November 1804 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Emerance TREMBLAY

Born: 22 October 1745, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: ,

René-Pierre TREMBLAY

Born: 16 May 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1836, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY 8 January 1770 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1702
15 November 1702
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1726 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Reine DUFOUR 6 November 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Angélique TREMBLAY was born 20 December 1727, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 25 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY was born 20 December 1729, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 27 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
François-Xavier TREMBLAY was born 3 December 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Xavier was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Antoine TREMBLAY was born 3 February 1734, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier was 31 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY was born 9 February 1736, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier was 33 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY was born 8 April 1738, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier was 35 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Étienne TREMBLAY was born 10 June 1740, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier was 37 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Augustin TREMBLAY was born 27 July 1742, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier was 39 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Emerance TREMBLAY was born 22 October 1745, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier was 42 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Angélique TREMBLAY married 8 November 1745 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Jacques FORTIN

1749 Birth of Child
René-Pierre TREMBLAY was born 16 May 1749, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

François-Xavier was 46 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte TREMBLAY married 1 July 1750 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Zacharie HERVE (HARVEY)

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

1754 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier TREMBLAY married 7 January 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Marie-Josephte LAVOIE

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY married 7 January 1754, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to René LAVOIE

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY married 14 September 1761, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Angélique SIMARD

1761 Marriage of Child
Antoine TREMBLAY married 3 November 1761 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Marguerite LAVOIE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Étienne TREMBLAY married 29 January 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Apolline LAVOIE

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

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.