Jean TREMBLAY

Born

11 May 1813 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

2 February 1866 , Jonquière, Canada East

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François TREMBLAY Catherine MCNICOLL

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Born: 11 May 1813 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Father: François TREMBLAY

Mother: Catherine MCNICOLL

Paternal grandparents: François TREMBLAY , Madeleine BAUCHER dite MORENCY

Maternal grandparents: Agapit MCNICOLL , Angelique DALLAIRE (ALLAIRE)

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Jean married Marie-Apolline BOUDREAU 10 February 1837 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Apolline BOUDREAU was born 24 October 1814 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Apolline was the child of Pierre BOUDREAU and Scholastique GAGNE.

Jean TREMBLAY died 2 February 1866 in Jonquière, Canada East.
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Marie-Apolline BOUDREAU
Marriage date: 10 February 1837
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Marie-Apolline BOUDREAU was the child of Pierre BOUDREAU and Scholastique GAGNE

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Children of Jean TREMBLAY and Marie-Apolline BOUDREAU

Pierre TREMBLAY

Born: 30 December 1837, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Delima GIRARD 12 January 1864 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Celine TREMBLAY

Born: 16 May 1844, La Baie, Canada East
Died: 22 March 1897, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Philomene TREMBLAY

Born: 22 August 1847, La Baie, Canada East
Died: ,

Michel TREMBLAY

Born: 22 April 1850, Jonquière, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Malvina PERRON 11 July 1871 Place: Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Adelina TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1851, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Victoria TREMBLAY

Born: 7 October 1855, La Baie, Canada East
Died: 29 March 1894, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1813
11 May 1813
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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

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

1837 Marriage / Partner
Jean TREMBLAY and Marie-Apolline BOUDREAU 10 February 1837, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 23 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Birth of Child
Pierre TREMBLAY was born 30 December 1837, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 24 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 Birth of Child
Celine TREMBLAY was born 16 May 1844, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Jean was 31 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Birth of Child
Philomene TREMBLAY was born 22 August 1847, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Jean was 34 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
Michel TREMBLAY was born 22 April 1850, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Jean was 36 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 Birth of Child
Victoria TREMBLAY was born 7 October 1855, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Jean was 42 years old.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage of Child
Pierre TREMBLAY married 12 January 1864, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Delima GIRARD