Colomban TREMBLAY

(b. 9 April 1787 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 May 1863 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )

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Colomban TREMBLAY was born 9 April 1787 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Colomban TREMBLAY was the child of Ignace-Elzear TREMBLAY and Geneviève SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis TREMBLAY and Marie-Ursule SIMARD (maternal) Jean SIMARD and Élisabeth ROUSSET

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

Colomban married Rosalie BOIVIN 8 February 1819 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Rosalie BOIVIN was born 18 July 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Rosalie died 8 April 1865 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Rosalie was the child of Roch BOIVIN and Pelagie FORTIN.

Colomban TREMBLAY died 31 May 1863 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East .
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Colomban TREMBLAY married

Rosalie BOIVIN-- Date: 8 February 1819 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Rosalie BOIVIN was the child of Roch BOIVIN and Pelagie FORTIN

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Children of Colomban TREMBLAY and Rosalie BOIVIN:

Cesarie TREMBLAY (b.11 July 1820, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Mars FORTIN 23 August 1842 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Thomas TREMBLAY (b.14 November 1821, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 19 May 1865, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )
m. Hermine BOUCHARD 7 January 1845 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Abel TREMBLAY (b.24 March 1824, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 28 May 1906, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada )
m. Alice-Elise BOUCHARD 1 February 1848 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Olympe TREMBLAY (b.12 March 1825, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Alexis TREMBLAY 20 October 1842 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Olive TREMBLAY (b.23 December 1826, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 24 September 1868, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Judith TREMBLAY (b.1 May 1828, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 16 August 1912, Québec, Québec, Canada )
m. Didace TREMBLAY 10 February 1846 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Leocadie TREMBLAY (b.27 August 1829, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. , )

Rose Delima TREMBLAY (b.28 February 1831, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada d. 15 February 1838, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada )

Eugenie TREMBLAY (b.7 October 1832, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. 3 April 1908, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada )

Bernard TREMBLAY (b.12 October 1834, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Josephine SIMARD 12 January 1862 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Paul TREMBLAY (b.7 April 1839, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada d. , )

Elziar TREMBLAY (b.8 May 1841, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East d. 3 June 1841, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East )

Gedeon TREMBLAY (b.30 March 1843, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East d. , )
m. Beatrice BOLDUC 29 January 1874 in Roberval, Québec, Canada (Lac-Saint-Jean)

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1787 Birth
9 April 1787
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

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.

1819 Marriage / Partner
Colomban TREMBLAY and Rosalie BOIVIN 8 February 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 31 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Cesarie TREMBLAY was born 11 July 1820, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 33 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Thomas TREMBLAY was born 14 November 1821, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 34 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Abel TREMBLAY was born 24 March 1824, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 36 years old.

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

1825 Birth of Child
Olympe TREMBLAY was born 12 March 1825, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 37 years old.

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

1826 Birth of Child
Olive TREMBLAY was born 23 December 1826, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 39 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith TREMBLAY was born 1 May 1828, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 41 years old.

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

1829 Birth of Child
Leocadie TREMBLAY was born 27 August 1829, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 42 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Rose Delima TREMBLAY was born 28 February 1831, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (Petitcodiac, Acadia)

Colomban was 43 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Eugenie TREMBLAY was born 7 October 1832, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 45 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Bernard TREMBLAY was born 12 October 1834, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 47 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 Death of Child
Rose Delima TREMBLAY died 15 February 1838, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 50 years old.

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

1839 Birth of Child
Paul TREMBLAY was born 7 April 1839, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 52 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Elziar TREMBLAY was born 8 May 1841, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 54 years old.

1842 Marriage of Child
Cesarie TREMBLAY married 23 August 1842, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Mars FORTIN

1842 Marriage of Child
Olympe TREMBLAY married 20 October 1842, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Alexis TREMBLAY

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

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

1843 Birth of Child
Gedeon TREMBLAY was born 30 March 1843, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban was 56 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Thomas TREMBLAY married 7 January 1845, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Hermine BOUCHARD

1846 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith TREMBLAY married 10 February 1846, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Didace TREMBLAY

1848 Marriage of Child
Abel TREMBLAY married 1 February 1848, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Alice-Elise BOUCHARD

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

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

1862 Marriage of Child
Bernard TREMBLAY married 12 January 1862, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Josephine SIMARD

1863 Death
31 May 1863
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

He died at the age of 76.

Added: 12/12/2023 3:51:41 PM - Updated: 1/25/2024 2:12:08 PM