Israel TREMBLAY

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29 April 1806 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

2 March 1885 , Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY Euphrosine-Defraise TREMBLAY

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Born: 29 April 1806 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY

Mother: Euphrosine-Defraise TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Alexis TREMBLAY , Rose-Angelique GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean TREMBLAY , Ursule TREMBLAY

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Israel married Sophie GAGNÉ 22 February 1827 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sophie GAGNÉ was born abt. 1804 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Sophie died 4 March 1846 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori). Sophie was the child of Etienne GAGNÉ and Agnes GIRARD.

Israel married (2) Petronille TREMBLAY 15 February 1847 in La Baie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Petronille TREMBLAY was born abt. 1820 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Petronille died 23 April 1907 in Lac-Bouchette, Québec, Canada. Petronille was the child of Jerome TREMBLAY and Venerande IMBEAULT.

Israel TREMBLAY died 2 March 1885 in Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada .
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Israel TREMBLAY married

Sophie GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 22 February 1827
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Sophie GAGNÉ was the child of Etienne GAGNÉ and Agnes GIRARD

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Children of Israel TREMBLAY and Sophie GAGNÉ

Joseph-Damien TREMBLAY

Born: 14 March 1833, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Died: 21 December 1908, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Nathalie SAVARD 7 February 1853 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Married: Arthemise-Anna GAGNON 21 April 1879 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Alexis TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1838, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elizabeth SAVARD 7 May 1860

Israel TREMBLAY married

Petronille TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 15 February 1847
Marriage place: La Baie, Canada East
Petronille TREMBLAY was the child of Jerome TREMBLAY and Venerande IMBEAULT

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Children of Israel TREMBLAY and Petronille TREMBLAY

Joseph TREMBLAY

Born: 23 November 1847, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Delima EMOND 9 January 1872

Victorine TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1850, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Alfred TREMBLAY

Born: 3 June 1852, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: 12 September 1951, Lac-Bouchette, Québec, Canada

Married: Adele PICHE 22 September 1879 Place: Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne de Chicoutimi)

Married: Marie-Louise L'HEUREUX 23 May 1893 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Louis TREMBLAY

Born: 19 June 1858, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: 28 June 1945, Saint-Honoré, Saguenay, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1806
29 April 1806
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
Israel TREMBLAY and Sophie GAGNÉ 22 February 1827, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 20 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Birth of Child
Joseph-Damien TREMBLAY was born 14 March 1833, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Israel was 26 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

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)

1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sophie GAGNÉ died 4 March 1846, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

1847 Marriage / Partner
Israel TREMBLAY and Petronille TREMBLAY 15 February 1847, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

He was 40 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 23 November 1847, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Israel was 41 years old.

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1852 Birth of Child
Alfred TREMBLAY was born 3 June 1852, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Israel was 46 years old.

1853 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Damien TREMBLAY married 7 February 1853, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Nathalie SAVARD

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

1858 Birth of Child
Louis TREMBLAY was born 19 June 1858, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Israel was 52 years old.

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.