Philibert TREMBLAY

Born

abt. 1819 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

22 October 1906 , Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Philibert TREMBLAY

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Philibert TREMBLAY.

Parents

Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY Marie-Marthe CLAVEAU

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships2 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: abt. 1819 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie-Marthe CLAVEAU

Paternal grandparents: Basile TREMBLAY , Marie-Françoise THERRIEN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) , Marie-Marguerite LAVOIE

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

Philibert married Marie GAUTHIER 12 January 1841 in Les Éboulements, Canada East . Marie GAUTHIER was born abt. 1813 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY.

Philibert married (2) Eleonore POTVIN 5 August 1850 in Les Éboulements, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Eleonore POTVIN was born 17 August 1822 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Eleonore died 18 January 1891 in Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne de Chicoutimi). Eleonore was the child of Michel-Archange POTVIN and Marie-Ursule LAVOIE.

Philibert TREMBLAY died 22 October 1906 in Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Philibert appear below.

Tremblay Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug 11 ounce

Introducing the Tremblay Family Legacy Mug, a tribute to the rich heritage of the NUMBER ONE SURNAME IN QUEBEC! Did you know that all the Tremblays in North America are descended from ONE couple (Pierre Tremblay and Ozanne Achon)?

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of a Québécois Man in the Mid-1800s

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Philibert TREMBLAY

Hide Family & Children

Philibert TREMBLAY married

Marie GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 12 January 1841
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada East
Marie GAUTHIER was the child of Joseph GAUTHIER and Emerence (Emerentienne) TREMBLAY

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

Children of Philibert TREMBLAY and Marie GAUTHIER

No children are currently listed for this couple.

Philibert TREMBLAY married

Eleonore POTVIN
Marriage date: 5 August 1850
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada East
Eleonore POTVIN was the child of Michel-Archange POTVIN and Marie-Ursule LAVOIE

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

Children of Philibert TREMBLAY and Eleonore POTVIN

Louise TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1851, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Cedulie TREMBLAY

Born: 3 May 1851, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 9 January 1922, Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada

Married: Eucher TREMBLAY 27 August 1877 Place: Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin)

Charles TREMBLAY

Born: 4 October 1852, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 18 September 1936, Saint-Honoré, Saguenay, Québec, Canada

Married: Alexina JEAN 5 August 1873 Place: Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne de Chicoutimi)

Delima TREMBLAY

Born: 4 August 1855, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: 1 May 1915, Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Born: 26 August 1858, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: ,

Nolasse "Jack" TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1860, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 July 1935, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada

Pierre TREMBLAY

Born: 31 January 1860, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: ,

Benjamin TREMBLAY

Born: 7 May 1862, Chicoutimi-Nord, Canada East
Died: ,

Wilfred TREMBLAY

Born: 3 January 1864, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Georgianna TREMBLAY 14 January 1906 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Philibert TREMBLAY.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Philibert TREMBLAY.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Philibert TREMBLAY and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

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

1841 Marriage / Partner
Philibert TREMBLAY and Marie GAUTHIER 12 January 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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)

1850 Marriage / Partner
Philibert TREMBLAY and Eleonore POTVIN 5 August 1850, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1851 Birth of Child
Cedulie TREMBLAY was born 3 May 1851, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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

1852 Birth of Child
Charles TREMBLAY was born 4 October 1852, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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

1855 Birth of Child
Delima TREMBLAY was born 4 August 1855, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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
Marie-Anne TREMBLAY was born 26 August 1858, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

1860 Birth of Child
Pierre TREMBLAY was born 31 January 1860, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

1862 Birth of Child
Benjamin TREMBLAY was born 7 May 1862, Chicoutimi-Nord, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne de Chicoutimi)

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Wilfred TREMBLAY was born 3 January 1864, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

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.