Zephirin TREMBLAY

Born

13 August 1793 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

25 July 1859 , Saint-Hilarion, Canada East

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René TREMBLAY Marie-Anne MARTEL

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Zephirin TREMBLAY was born 13 August 1793 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Zephirin TREMBLAY was the child of René TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne MARTEL

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Basile TREMBLAY and Marie-Françoise THERRIEN (maternal) Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

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Zephirin married Marguerite TREMBLAY 18 November 1823 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite TREMBLAY was born abt. 1803 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 30 April 1862 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marguerite was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Euphrosine BRASSARD.

Zephirin TREMBLAY died 25 July 1859 in Saint-Hilarion, Canada East .
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Family and Children of Zephirin TREMBLAY

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Zephirin TREMBLAY married

Marguerite TREMBLAY-- Date: 18 November 1823 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Marguerite TREMBLAY was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Euphrosine BRASSARD

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Children of Zephirin TREMBLAY and Marguerite TREMBLAY

Ignace TREMBLAY (b.21 October 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 15 September 1898, St-Paul-du-Nord, Canada)
m. Elodie DUCHESNE 6 February 1849 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
m. Marie CHAMBERLAND 16 July 1874 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada

Eleonore TREMBLAY (b.14 December 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 19 October 1905, Mistassini, Canada)

Marie-Obeline TREMBLAY (b.abt. 1831, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Ephrem TREMBLAY (b.24 October 1833, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Adele AUDET dite LAPOINTE 7 March 1859 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marguerite-Octavie TREMBLAY (b.20 September 1835, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Eusebe TREMBLAY 23 April 1854 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie TREMBLAY (b.17 October 1840, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François TREMBLAY 13 September 1864 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

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1793 Birth
13 August 1793
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage / Partner
Zephirin TREMBLAY and Marguerite TREMBLAY 18 November 1823, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 30 years old.

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)

1826 Birth of Child
Ignace TREMBLAY was born 21 October 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Zephirin was 33 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Eleonore TREMBLAY was born 14 December 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Zephirin was 34 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Birth of Child
Ephrem TREMBLAY was born 24 October 1833, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Zephirin was 40 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Octavie TREMBLAY was born 20 September 1835, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Zephirin was 42 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

1840 Birth of Child
Marie TREMBLAY was born 17 October 1840, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Zephirin was 47 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Ignace TREMBLAY married 6 February 1849, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Elodie DUCHESNE

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
Marguerite-Octavie TREMBLAY married 23 April 1854, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Eusebe TREMBLAY

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