François-Xavier TREMBLAY

Born

17 November 1809 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

9 December 1883 , Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

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Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY Euphrosine-Defraise TREMBLAY

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Born: 17 November 1809 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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François-Xavier married Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 7 January 1840 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 18 February 1818 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Anne died 14 December 1883 in Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada (Hebertville) (Hébertville-Station) (Labarre). Marie-Anne was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Basilisse LECLERC.

François-Xavier TREMBLAY died 9 December 1883 in Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: forgeron

A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc.
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Spouse & Children of François-Xavier TREMBLAY

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François-Xavier TREMBLAY married

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 7 January 1840
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was the child of Antoine TREMBLAY and Basilisse LECLERC

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Children of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Francois TREMBLAY

Born: 14 July 1841, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 15 July 1841, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Born: 30 April 1846, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Jovite TREMBLAY 24 February 1868 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Pierre TREMBLAY

Born: 29 June 1847, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 29 June 1847, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Xavier TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1848, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Delphine LAVOIE 3 October 1870 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Victoria TREMBLAY

Born: 8 June 1848, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 13 February 1929, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Celina TREMBLAY

Born: 17 October 1850, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 8 March 1913, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Marie TREMBLAY

Born: 30 November 1852, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 4 March 1935, Lac-Bouchette, Québec, Canada

Virginie TREMBLAY

Born: 2 February 1855, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: ,

Thomas TREMBLAY

Born: 20 May 1857, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Canada East
Died: ,

Richard TREMBLAY

Born: 20 October 1859, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: ,

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Birth — 1809
17 November 1809
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)

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

1840 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 7 January 1840, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 30 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Francois TREMBLAY was born 14 July 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François-Xavier was 31 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)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 30 April 1846, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François-Xavier was 36 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Pierre TREMBLAY was born 29 June 1847, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François-Xavier was 37 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Victoria TREMBLAY was born 8 June 1848, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François-Xavier was 38 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
Celina TREMBLAY was born 17 October 1850, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François-Xavier was 40 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
Marie TREMBLAY was born 30 November 1852, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François-Xavier was 43 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Birth of Child
Virginie TREMBLAY was born 2 February 1855, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François-Xavier was 45 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.

1857 Birth of Child
Thomas TREMBLAY was born 20 May 1857, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada (Hebertville) (Hébertville-Station) (Labarre)

François-Xavier was 47 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Richard TREMBLAY was born 20 October 1859, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

François-Xavier was 49 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.