Modeste TREMBLAY

Born

22 February 1794 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Died

10 October 1857 , La Baie, Canada East

Parents & Family of Modeste TREMBLAY

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Modeste TREMBLAY.

Parents

Louis-Andre TREMBLAY Judith DUFOUR

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 22 February 1794 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Father: Louis-Andre TREMBLAY

Mother: Judith DUFOUR

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume TREMBLAY , Marie-Jeanne GLINEL (DELINEL)

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel DUFOUR , Geneviève TREMBLAY

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

Modeste married Louis GAGNE 24 January 1815 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Louis GAGNE was born 24 May 1792 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Louis died 14 August 1844 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Louis was the child of Louis-Marie GAGNE and Therese CARON.

Modeste TREMBLAY died 10 October 1857 in La Baie, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Modeste appear below.

Tremblay Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug 11 ounce

Introducing the Tremblay Family Legacy Mug, a tribute to the rich heritage of the NUMBER ONE SURNAME IN QUEBEC! Did you know that all the Tremblays in North America are descended from ONE couple (Pierre Tremblay and Ozanne Achon)?

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
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into the Life of the Average Woman in Mid-19th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Modeste TREMBLAY

Hide Family & Children

Modeste TREMBLAY married

Louis GAGNE
Marriage date: 24 January 1815
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Louis GAGNE was the child of Louis-Marie GAGNE and Therese CARON

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Louis GAGNE and Modeste TREMBLAY

Luc GAGNE

Born: 18 October 1815, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 17 March 1890, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Octave GAGNE

Born: 21 October 1817, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 19 September 1902, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Clet GAGNE

Born: 2 March 1820, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 17 August 1899, St-Gédéon, Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, Canada

Tiburce-Auguste GAGNE

Born: 11 September 1822, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 20 June 1851, La Baie, Canada East

Olympe GAGNE

Born: 29 May 1832, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth GAGNE

Born: 4 September 1834, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ephrem MUNGER 24 April 1855 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Emerentienne GAGNE

Born: 11 September 1838, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 10 November 1929, Grandes-Bergeronnes, Canada

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Modeste TREMBLAY.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Modeste TREMBLAY.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Modeste TREMBLAY and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1794
22 February 1794
Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Modeste TREMBLAY and Louis GAGNE 24 January 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 20 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Luc GAGNE was born 18 October 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 21 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Octave GAGNE was born 21 October 1817, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 23 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Clet GAGNE was born 2 March 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 26 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Tiburce-Auguste GAGNE was born 11 September 1822, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 28 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Birth of Child
Olympe GAGNE was born 29 May 1832, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 38 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAGNE was born 4 September 1834, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 40 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
Emerentienne GAGNE was born 11 September 1838, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 44 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis GAGNE died 14 August 1844, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Death of Child
Tiburce-Auguste GAGNE died 20 June 1851, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Modeste was 57 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAGNE married 24 April 1855, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Ephrem MUNGER

Death — 1857
10 October 1857
La Baie, Canada East
She died at the age of 63.

RECORD HISTORY

Record added: 12/6/2023 5:08:07 PM
Last updated: 1/29/2025 2:03:38 PM

MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE