Modeste TREMBLAY

Born

2 January 1800 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Died

27 July 1854 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN

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Born: 2 January 1800 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY

Mother: Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVIN

Paternal grandparents: Etienne TREMBLAY , Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Maternal grandparents: Prisque-Pierre POITEVIN (POTVIN) , Marie-Luce SIMARD

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Modeste married Libert PILOTE 18 July 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Libert PILOTE was born 17 May 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Libert died 8 August 1854 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Libert was the child of Ambroise PILOTE and Marie-Rosalie MARTEL.

Modeste TREMBLAY died 27 July 1854 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Spouse & Children of Modeste TREMBLAY

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Modeste TREMBLAY married

Libert PILOTE
Marriage date: 18 July 1826
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Libert PILOTE was the child of Ambroise PILOTE and Marie-Rosalie MARTEL

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Children of Libert PILOTE and Modeste TREMBLAY

Leandre PILOTE

Born: abt. 1827, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 March 1924, St-François-de-Sales, Lac St-Jean, Canada

Laurent PILOTE

Born: 17 August 1833, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 21 October 1928, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Celina PILOTE

Born: 31 August 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 10 June 1883, Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Canada

Philomene PILOTE

Born: 8 May 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 12 October 1926, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada

Telesphore PILOTE

Born: 16 November 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
Died: 12 August 1908, Roberval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1800
2 January 1800
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Modeste TREMBLAY and Libert PILOTE 18 July 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 26 years old.

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

1833 Birth of Child
Laurent PILOTE was born 17 August 1833, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 33 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Celina PILOTE was born 31 August 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 35 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
Philomene PILOTE was born 8 May 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 40 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)

1843 Birth of Child
Telesphore PILOTE was born 16 November 1843, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 43 years old.

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.