Jerome TREMBLAY

Born

14 October 1808 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

1 February 1890 , Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Jerome married Esther PAQUET 12 September 1837 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Esther PAQUET was born 29 November 1807 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . Esther died 17 June 1841 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East . Esther was the child of Etienne PAQUET and Marie-Marthe RUEST .

Jerome married Thalite (Thais) REHEL 9 May 1842 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thalite (Thais) REHEL was born abt. 1826 in Saint-Germain, Kamouraska, Lower Canada. Thalite (Thais) died 7 May 1844 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East . Thalite (Thais) was the child of Francois REHEL and Theodule ST-LAURENT .

Jerome married Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT 7 January 1845 in Sainte-Luce, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT was born 18 November 1825 in Saint-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. Geneviève died 10 May 1899 in Mont-Joli, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Joseph Marie MORIN dit VALCOURT and Rosalie ST-JOR dite SERGERIE .

Parents & Family of Jerome TREMBLAY

Parents of Jerome TREMBLAY

Father

Dominique TREMBLAY

Mother

Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Jerome TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Andre TREMBLAY Judith DUFOUR

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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.
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farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jerome TREMBLAY

Jerome TREMBLAY married

Esther PAQUET
Marriage date: 12 September 1837
Marriage place: Rimouski, Lower Canada
Esther PAQUET was the child of Etienne PAQUET and Marie-Marthe RUEST

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

Children of Jerome TREMBLAY and Esther PAQUET

Claire TREMBLAY

Born: 11 August 1838, Saint-Germain, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Eusebe TREMBLAY

Born: 30 December 1839, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 1 May 1903, Val-Brillant, Canada

Married: Priscille CANTIN 28 October 1861 Place: Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Vitaline TREMBLAY

Born: 18 November 1862, St-Anaclet, Quebec, Canada
Died: 10 September 1937, Rimouski, Québec, Canada

Jerome TREMBLAY married

Thalite (Thais) REHEL
Marriage date: 9 May 1842
Marriage place: Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Thalite (Thais) REHEL was the child of Francois REHEL and Theodule ST-LAURENT

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

Children of Jerome TREMBLAY and Thalite (Thais) REHEL

Marie-Marguerite TREMBLAY

Born: 14 March 1843, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 6 November 1924, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Jerome TREMBLAY married

Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT
Marriage date: 7 January 1845
Marriage place: Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT was the child of Joseph Marie MORIN dit VALCOURT and Rosalie ST-JOR dite SERGERIE

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 Jerome TREMBLAY and Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT

Seraphine TREMBLAY

Born: 7 September 1845, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 8 March 1885, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada

Philomene TREMBLAY

Born: 13 January 1847, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 24 April 1924, Mont-Joli, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Joseph TREMBLAY

Born: 14 July 1848, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Priscille ST-LAURENT 25 July 1870 Place: Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada

Marie-Sophie TREMBLAY

Born: 11 March 1850, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 13 March 1850, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Marie Severine TREMBLAY

Born: 4 April 1851, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 2 September 1939, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Zephirin TREMBLAY

Born: 4 April 1853, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 3 October 1853, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Marie-Thenobie TREMBLAY

Born: 24 August 1854, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 25 October 1854, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Arthur TREMBLAY

Born: 29 December 1855, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Émérentienne DALLAIRE 20 January 1880 Place: Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada

Ambroise-Odilon TREMBLAY

Born: 8 December 1857, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 9 January 1926, Mont-Joli, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Obeline TREMBLAY

Born: 27 November 1859, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 28 November 1859, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Nicephore (Onesiphore) TREMBLAY

Born: 23 December 1860, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 15 January 1929, Mont-Joli, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Married: Flore OUELLET 26 February 1884 Place: Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada

Vitaline TREMBLAY

Born: 18 November 1862, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

Ledia (Lydia) TREMBLAY

Born: 23 May 1866, Sainte-Luce, Canada East
Died: 28 June 1908, Mont-Joli, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1808
14 October 1808
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 Marriage / Partner
Jerome TREMBLAY and Esther PAQUET 12 September 1837, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 28 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Birth of Child
Claire TREMBLAY was born 11 August 1838, Saint-Germain, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Jerome was 29 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Eusebe TREMBLAY was born 30 December 1839, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Jerome was 31 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Esther PAQUET died 17 June 1841, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

1842 Marriage / Partner
Jerome TREMBLAY and Thalite (Thais) REHEL 9 May 1842, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

He was 33 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)

1843 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 14 March 1843, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 34 years old.

1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thalite (Thais) REHEL died 7 May 1844, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

1845 Marriage / Partner
Jerome TREMBLAY and Geneviève MORIN dite VALCOURT 7 January 1845, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

He was 36 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Birth of Child
Seraphine TREMBLAY was born 7 September 1845, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 36 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Philomene TREMBLAY was born 13 January 1847, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 38 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 14 July 1848, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 39 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
Marie-Sophie TREMBLAY was born 11 March 1850, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 41 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Marie Severine TREMBLAY was born 4 April 1851, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 42 years old.

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

1853 Birth of Child
Zephirin TREMBLAY was born 4 April 1853, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 44 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Marie-Thenobie TREMBLAY was born 24 August 1854, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 45 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Arthur TREMBLAY was born 29 December 1855, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 47 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
Ambroise-Odilon TREMBLAY was born 8 December 1857, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 49 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Marie-Obeline TREMBLAY was born 27 November 1859, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 51 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Nicephore (Onesiphore) TREMBLAY was born 23 December 1860, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 52 years old.

1861 Marriage of Child
Eusebe TREMBLAY married 28 October 1861, Sainte-Luce, Canada East to Priscille CANTIN

1862 Birth of Child
Vitaline TREMBLAY was born 18 November 1862, St-Anaclet, Quebec, Canada

Jerome was 54 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Vitaline TREMBLAY was born 18 November 1862, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Jerome was 54 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1866 Birth of Child
Ledia (Lydia) TREMBLAY was born 23 May 1866, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)

Jerome was 57 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.