François TREMBLAY

Born

24 January 1788 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 August 1868 , La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

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Louis TREMBLAY Therese CORNEAU

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Born: 24 January 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis TREMBLAY

Mother: Therese CORNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Etienne TREMBLAY , Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Etienne-Marie CORNEAU , Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

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François married Agnes LATOUR 7 January 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Agnes LATOUR was born 14 February 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agnes died 6 January 1862 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agnes was the child of Charles LATOUR dit BALLARD and Modeste LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST.

François TREMBLAY died 28 August 1868 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada .
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Agnes LATOUR
Marriage date: 7 January 1818
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Agnes LATOUR was the child of Charles LATOUR dit BALLARD and Modeste LABRANCHE dite LAFOREST

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Children of François TREMBLAY and Agnes LATOUR

Marie TREMBLAY

Born: 28 March 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph TREMBLAY

Born: 22 September 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Macrine DUCHESNE 9 February 1847 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Delphine TREMBLAY

Born: 28 August 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Octave TREMBLAY

Born: 15 May 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Tharsile JEAN 21 February 1854 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1832, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 3 December 1896, Saint-Félicien, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie COTE 1 August 1854 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1788
24 January 1788
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1818 Marriage / Partner
François TREMBLAY and Agnes LATOUR 7 January 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 29 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Marie TREMBLAY was born 28 March 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 32 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 22 September 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 34 years old.

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

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

1825 Birth of Child
Delphine TREMBLAY was born 28 August 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 37 years old.

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Octave TREMBLAY was born 15 May 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 40 years old.

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 - 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)

1847 Marriage of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY married 9 February 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Macrine DUCHESNE

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.

1854 Marriage of Child
Octave TREMBLAY married 21 February 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Tharsile JEAN

1854 Marriage of Child
Benjamin TREMBLAY married 1 August 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie COTE

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agnes LATOUR died 6 January 1862, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.