Augustin TREMBLAY

Born

15 May 1829 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Died

5 February 1915 , Montréal, Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Augustin TREMBLAY

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Born: 15 May 1829 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Parents of Augustin TREMBLAY

Father

Joseph TREMBLAY

Mother

Rosalie GRENON

Grandparents of Augustin TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Maternal grandparents

Henri GRENON Therese-Dorothee GUAY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Augustin married Louise SAVARD 24 April 1854 in Chicoutimi, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Louise SAVARD was born 25 November 1835 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Louise died 16 July 1887 in Québec, Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of Leon SAVARD and Julienne LABERGE.

Augustin married (2) Marie DESBIENS 24 March 1890 in Québec, Québec, Canada . Marie DESBIENS was born abt. 1849 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie was the child of Joseph DESBIENS and Genevieve LAPOINTE.

Augustin TREMBLAY died 5 February 1915 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Recorded occupation: Journalier

The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Day in the Life of a 18th Century Journalier in New France

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustin TREMBLAY

Augustin TREMBLAY married

Louise SAVARD
Marriage date: 24 April 1854
Marriage place: Chicoutimi, Canada East

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Louise SAVARD was the child of Leon SAVARD and Julienne LABERGE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Augustin TREMBLAY and Louise SAVARD

Henry TREMBLAY

Born: 6 March 1855, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: 7 May 1929, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Theodule TREMBLAY

Born: 29 December 1856, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: ,

Eva TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1859, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Ophilia TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1863, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Louis-Philippe TREMBLAY

Born: 9 April 1867, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: 4 October 1945, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Emma TREMBLAY

Born: 26 December 1871, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada
Died: 12 April 1929, Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Marie TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1872, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Georges TREMBLAY

Born: 7 September 1873, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada
Died: 25 July 1874, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada

Joseph TREMBLAY

Born: 16 May 1875, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Albert TREMBLAY

Born: 11 January 1878, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Augustin TREMBLAY married

Marie DESBIENS
Marriage date: 24 March 1890
Marriage place: Québec, Québec, Canada

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Marie DESBIENS was the child of Joseph DESBIENS and Genevieve LAPOINTE

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Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie DESBIENS

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1829
15 May 1829
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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)

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

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

1854 Marriage / Partner
Augustin TREMBLAY and Louise SAVARD 24 April 1854, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

He was 24 years old.

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

1855 Birth of Child
Henry TREMBLAY was born 6 March 1855, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Augustin was 25 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Theodule TREMBLAY was born 29 December 1856, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Augustin was 27 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.

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

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.

1867 Birth of Child
Louis-Philippe TREMBLAY was born 9 April 1867, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Augustin was 37 years old.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1871 Birth of Child
Emma TREMBLAY was born 26 December 1871, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin)

Augustin was 42 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Georges TREMBLAY was born 7 September 1873, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin)

Augustin was 44 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874 Death of Child
Georges TREMBLAY died 25 July 1874, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin)

Augustin was 45 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 16 May 1875, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin)

Augustin was 46 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Albert TREMBLAY was born 11 January 1878, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin)

Augustin was 48 years old.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1887 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise SAVARD died 16 July 1887, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Marriage / Partner
Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie DESBIENS 24 March 1890, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 60 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

Death — 1915
5 February 1915
Montréal, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 85.