Petronille TREMBLAY

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18 December 1820 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

4 September 1855 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Isaac TREMBLAY Agnès TREMBLAY

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Born: 18 December 1820 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Isaac TREMBLAY

Mother: Agnès TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Etienne-Gaspard TREMBLAY , Emerentienne BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: René-Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Julie-Therese TREMBLAY

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Petronille married Joseph TREMBLAY 15 January 1839 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 20 September 1813 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Joseph died 9 September 1881 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Joseph was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Constance CLAVEAU.

Petronille TREMBLAY died 4 September 1855 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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Petronille TREMBLAY married

Joseph TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 15 January 1839
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Joseph TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Constance CLAVEAU

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Children of Joseph TREMBLAY and Petronille TREMBLAY

Adelaide TREMBLAY

Born: 23 September 1841, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 3 December 1875, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Leocadie TREMBLAY

Born: 14 February 1849, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: 2 April 1905, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Georges TREMBLAY

Born: 9 August 1854, Les Éboulements, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 12 February 1878 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1820
18 December 1820
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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)

1839 Marriage / Partner
Petronille TREMBLAY and Joseph TREMBLAY 15 January 1839, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 18 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 Birth of Child
Adelaide TREMBLAY was born 23 September 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Petronille was 20 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)

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
Leocadie TREMBLAY was born 14 February 1849, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Petronille was 28 years old.

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

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

1854 Birth of Child
Georges TREMBLAY was born 9 August 1854, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Petronille was 33 years old.