Reine SAULNIER

Born

6 January 1795 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Died

13 November 1871 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada

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Charles SAULNIER Louise MIGNEAULT

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Born: 6 January 1795 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Father: Charles SAULNIER

Mother: Louise MIGNEAULT

Paternal grandparents: Rene SAULNIER , Angelique GIARD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph MIGNEAULT dit AUBIN , Marie BOURGEOIS

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Reine married Antoine TREMBLAY 20 August 1810 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Antoine TREMBLAY was born 30 April 1783 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Antoine died 3 August 1859 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Antoine was the child of Louis-Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne ROY.

Reine SAULNIER died 13 November 1871 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada .
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Reine SAULNIER married

Antoine TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 20 August 1810
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Antoine TREMBLAY was the child of Louis-Jacques TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne ROY

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Children of Antoine TREMBLAY and Reine SAULNIER

Eleonore TREMBLAY

Born: 24 June 1812, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 12 August 1890, Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Antoine TREMBLAY

Born: 21 September 1813, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 14 March 1814, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Narcisse TREMBLAY

Born: 11 December 1814, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth GENDRON 17 January 1843 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY

Born: 14 August 1816, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sophie VANDENDAIGUE dite GADBOIS 25 October 1842 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY

Born: 23 May 1818, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 27 August 1818, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Antoine-Philippe TREMBLAY

Born: 30 April 1820, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 14 December 1898, Paquette, Compton, Quebec, Canada

Married: Sophie DUHAMEL 30 April 1844 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Leocadie TREMBLAY

Born: 28 February 1822, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Christine TREMBLAY

Born: 4 April 1824, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 30 April 1896, Upton, Québec, Canada

Olivier-David TREMBLAY

Born: 28 May 1826, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 20 September 1904, Upton, Québec, Canada

Married: Emilie GERVAIS 19 February 1849 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Mathilde TREMBLAY

Born: 21 January 1830, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 11 April 1887, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada

Celina TREMBLAY

Born: 8 February 1832, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 10 September 1846, Contrecœur, Canada East

Denis TREMBLAY

Born: 31 August 1835, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elmire GAUDET 15 February 1859 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1795
6 January 1795
Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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

1810 Marriage / Partner
Reine SAULNIER and Antoine TREMBLAY 20 August 1810, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 15 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Eleonore TREMBLAY was born 24 June 1812, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 17 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Antoine TREMBLAY was born 21 September 1813, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 18 years old.

1814 Death of Child
Antoine TREMBLAY died 14 March 1814, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 19 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Narcisse TREMBLAY was born 11 December 1814, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 19 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY was born 14 August 1816, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 21 years old.

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

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

1818 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY was born 23 May 1818, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 23 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Antoine-Philippe TREMBLAY was born 30 April 1820, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 25 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Leocadie TREMBLAY was born 28 February 1822, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 27 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Christine TREMBLAY was born 4 April 1824, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 29 years old.

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

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

1826 Birth of Child
Olivier-David TREMBLAY was born 28 May 1826, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 31 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 Birth of Child
Mathilde TREMBLAY was born 21 January 1830, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 35 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Birth of Child
Celina TREMBLAY was born 8 February 1832, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Reine was 37 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Denis TREMBLAY was born 31 August 1835, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine 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

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY married 25 October 1842, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Sophie VANDENDAIGUE dite GADBOIS

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

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

1843 Marriage of Child
Narcisse TREMBLAY married 17 January 1843, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth GENDRON

1844 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Philippe TREMBLAY married 30 April 1844, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Sophie DUHAMEL

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Death of Child
Celina TREMBLAY died 10 September 1846, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Reine was 51 years old.

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

1849 Marriage of Child
Olivier-David TREMBLAY married 19 February 1849, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Emilie GERVAIS

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

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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Marriage of Child
Denis TREMBLAY married 15 February 1859, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Elmire GAUDET

1859 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine TREMBLAY died 3 August 1859, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.