Madeleine GONTHIER

Born

15 October 1778 , La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 September 1851 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Pierre GONTHIER Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD

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Born: 15 October 1778 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre GONTHIER

Mother: Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean GONTHIER , Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD , Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

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Madeleine married Joseph TREMBLAY 26 July 1796 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph TREMBLAY was born abt. 1777 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 11 September 1835 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Joseph was the child of Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE.

Madeleine GONTHIER died 3 September 1851 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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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.

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Madeleine GONTHIER married

Joseph TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 26 July 1796
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Joseph TREMBLAY was the child of Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE

Children of Joseph TREMBLAY and Madeleine GONTHIER

Madeleine TREMBLAY

Born: 6 April 1802, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 6 March 1849, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Marie TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 November 1831, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada

Henriette TREMBLAY

Born: 14 July 1809, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1778
15 October 1778
La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GONTHIER and Joseph TREMBLAY 26 July 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 17 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Madeleine TREMBLAY was born 6 April 1802, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Madeleine was 23 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Henriette TREMBLAY was born 14 July 1809, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Madeleine was 30 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

1831 Death of Child
Marie TREMBLAY died 30 November 1831, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Madeleine was 53 years old.

1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph TREMBLAY died 11 September 1835, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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

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)

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

1849 Death of Child
Madeleine TREMBLAY died 6 March 1849, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine was 70 years old.

Death — 1851
3 September 1851
Les Éboulements, Canada East
She died at the age of 72.

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