René TREMBLAY

Born

7 May 1804 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

16 July 1872 , Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

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Isaac TREMBLAY Thérèse CLAVEAU

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Born: 7 May 1804 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Isaac TREMBLAY

Mother: Thérèse CLAVEAU

Paternal grandparents: René TREMBLAY , Marie-Anne MARTEL

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) , Marthe GONTHIER

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René married Madeleine TREMBLAY 6 February 1827 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Madeleine TREMBLAY was born 21 May 1808 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Madeleine died 21 July 1844 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee). Madeleine was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Euphrosine BRASSARD.

René married (2) Marie BOUCHARD 3 November 1846 in Les Éboulements, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BOUCHARD was born 31 October 1818 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie died 13 October 1895 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Marie was the child of Jean BOUCHARD and Françoise TREMBLAY.

René TREMBLAY died 16 July 1872 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .
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René TREMBLAY married

Madeleine TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 6 February 1827
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Madeleine TREMBLAY was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Euphrosine BRASSARD

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Children of René TREMBLAY and Madeleine TREMBLAY

Josephine TREMBLAY

Born: 15 February 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 17 March 1915, Saint-Hilarion, Québec, Canada

François-Ovide TREMBLAY

Born: 24 May 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Adele TREMBLAY

Born: 25 October 1830, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 26 August 1858, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Dosithee TREMBLAY 24 April 1854 Place: Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

Marie-Eudoxie TREMBLAY

Born: 6 January 1832, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Priscille (Pressile) TREMBLAY

Born: 28 April 1833, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada
Died: 6 May 1871, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Georges TREMBLAY

Born: 16 December 1834, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angele HOULE 12 January 1864 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Elisabeth TREMBLAY

Born: 13 November 1836, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada
Died: 28 August 1837, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada

Augustin TREMBLAY

Born: 17 August 1838, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada
Died: 20 August 1838, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada

Octave TREMBLAY

Born: 10 October 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Pierre TREMBLAY

Born: 12 December 1840, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada
Died: 12 December 1840, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada

Louise TREMBLAY

Born: 30 August 1842, La Malbaie, Canada East
Died: 13 December 1888, Old Town, Maine, USA

Roger TREMBLAY

Born: 12 July 1844, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East
Died: 23 August 1844, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East

René TREMBLAY married

Marie BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 3 November 1846
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Marie BOUCHARD was the child of Jean BOUCHARD and Françoise TREMBLAY

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Children of René TREMBLAY and Marie BOUCHARD

Clet TREMBLAY

Born: 4 July 1848, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East
Died: 19 September 1903, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Hermeline TREMBLAY 22 January 1884 Place: Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie GIRARD 24 November 1892

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Birth — 1804
7 May 1804
Les Éboulements, 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)

1827 Marriage / Partner
René TREMBLAY and Madeleine TREMBLAY 6 February 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 22 years old.

1828 Birth of Child
Josephine TREMBLAY was born 15 February 1828, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

René was 23 years old.

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

1829 Birth of Child
François-Ovide TREMBLAY was born 24 May 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

René was 25 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Adele TREMBLAY was born 25 October 1830, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

René was 26 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Marie-Eudoxie TREMBLAY was born 6 January 1832, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

René was 27 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Priscille (Pressile) TREMBLAY was born 28 April 1833, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

René was 28 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Georges TREMBLAY was born 16 December 1834, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

René was 30 years old.

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

1836 Birth of Child
Elisabeth TREMBLAY was born 13 November 1836, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

René was 32 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Death of Child
Elisabeth TREMBLAY died 28 August 1837, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

René was 33 years old.

1838 Birth of Child
Augustin TREMBLAY was born 17 August 1838, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

René was 34 years old.

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

1839 Birth of Child
Octave TREMBLAY was born 10 October 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

René was 35 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Birth of Child
Pierre TREMBLAY was born 12 December 1840, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

René was 36 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Louise TREMBLAY was born 30 August 1842, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

René was 38 years old.

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
Roger TREMBLAY was born 12 July 1844, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

René was 40 years old.

1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine TREMBLAY died 21 July 1844, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage / Partner
René TREMBLAY and Marie BOUCHARD 3 November 1846, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 42 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Clet TREMBLAY was born 4 July 1848, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

René was 44 years old.

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
Adele TREMBLAY married 24 April 1854, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee) to Dosithee 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

1858 Death of Child
Adele TREMBLAY died 26 August 1858, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 54 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage of Child
Georges TREMBLAY married 12 January 1864, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Angele HOULE

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.