Abraham TREMBLAY

Born

30 September 1797 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

31 May 1872 , Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

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Pierre-François TREMBLAY Victoire GONTHIER

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Born: 30 September 1797 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre-François TREMBLAY

Mother: Victoire GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY , Marie-Josephte GUILBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Marc GONTHIER , Marie-Cecile SIMARD

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Abraham married Rose GRENIER 18 February 1828 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Rose GRENIER was born 1 August 1809 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Rose died 6 February 1850 in Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada. Rose was the child of Francois GRENIER and Catherine DROLET.

Abraham married (2) Aurelie TURNER 14 February 1854 in Sainte-Ursule, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Aurelie TURNER was born 8 February 1829 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Aurelie died 17 February 1898 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Aurelie was the child of Robert TURNER and Marguerite BRÛLÉ.

Abraham TREMBLAY died 31 May 1872 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada .
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Abraham TREMBLAY married

Rose GRENIER
Marriage date: 18 February 1828
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Rose GRENIER was the child of Francois GRENIER and Catherine DROLET

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Children of Abraham TREMBLAY and Rose GRENIER

Romain TREMBLAY

Born: 19 February 1829, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie BOURDON 31 July 1854 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Hermine TREMBLAY

Born: 22 January 1831, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Caroline TREMBLAY

Born: 7 June 1833, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Etienne-Cyrille TREMBLAY

Born: 6 December 1835, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Victoire BOURDON 25 August 1862 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Francois TREMBLAY

Born: 27 September 1838, Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Died: 23 January 1844, Sainte-Ursule, Canada East

Maxime TREMBLAY

Born: 20 April 1841, Maskinongé, Canada East
Died: 19 October 1841, Maskinongé, Canada East

Adeline TREMBLAY

Born: 25 December 1849, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

Abraham TREMBLAY married

Aurelie TURNER
Marriage date: 14 February 1854
Marriage place: Sainte-Ursule, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

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Aurelie TURNER was the child of Robert TURNER and Marguerite BRÛLÉ

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Children of Abraham TREMBLAY and Aurelie TURNER

Aurelie TREMBLAY

Born: 23 December 1855, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 January 1937, St-Philippe, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

Marie TREMBLAY

Born: 2 March 1865, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1797
30 September 1797
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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)

1828 Marriage / Partner
Abraham TREMBLAY and Rose GRENIER 18 February 1828, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 30 years old.

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

1829 Birth of Child
Romain TREMBLAY was born 19 February 1829, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Abraham was 31 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Hermine TREMBLAY was born 22 January 1831, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Abraham was 33 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Caroline TREMBLAY was born 7 June 1833, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Abraham was 35 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Etienne-Cyrille TREMBLAY was born 6 December 1835, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Abraham was 38 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

1838 Birth of Child
Francois TREMBLAY was born 27 September 1838, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Abraham was 41 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Maxime TREMBLAY was born 20 April 1841, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Abraham was 43 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)

1844 Death of Child
Francois TREMBLAY died 23 January 1844, Sainte-Ursule, Québec, Canada

Abraham was 46 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)

1849 Birth of Child
Adeline TREMBLAY was born 25 December 1849, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada

Abraham was 52 years old.

1850 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rose GRENIER died 6 February 1850, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada

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

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

1854 Marriage / Partner
Abraham TREMBLAY and Aurelie TURNER 14 February 1854, Sainte-Ursule, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

He was 56 years old.

1854 Marriage of Child
Romain TREMBLAY married 31 July 1854, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Marie BOURDON

1855 Birth of Child
Aurelie TREMBLAY was born 23 December 1855, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Abraham was 58 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

1862 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Cyrille TREMBLAY married 25 August 1862, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Victoire BOURDON

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Marie TREMBLAY was born 2 March 1865, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Abraham was 67 years old.

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.