Benjamin TREMBLAY

Born

1 February 1844 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Died

16 October 1933 , Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

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Eucher TREMBLAY Marie BOLDUC

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Born: 1 February 1844 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Father: Eucher TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie BOLDUC

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin TREMBLAY , Marguerite NAVARRE

Maternal grandparents: Michel BOLDUC , Quirille GAGNON

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Benjamin married Emilie HARVEY 16 April 1877 in Métabetchouan, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Emilie HARVEY was born 11 July 1854 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Emilie died 20 August 1926 in Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada. Emilie was the child of Come HARVEY and Emelie BOULIANNE.

Benjamin TREMBLAY died 16 October 1933 in Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada.
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Benjamin TREMBLAY married

Emilie HARVEY
Marriage date: 16 April 1877
Marriage place: Métabetchouan, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
Emilie HARVEY was the child of Come HARVEY and Emelie BOULIANNE

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Children of Benjamin TREMBLAY and Emilie HARVEY

Irma TREMBLAY

Born: 10 February 1882, Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
Died: 28 October 1914, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Maria TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1884, , Québec Province, Canada
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Emilie TREMBLAY

Born: 25 February 1887, St-Louis de Chambord, Roberval, Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1963, Lac St-Jean Ouest, Quebec, Canada

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Birth — 1844
1 February 1844
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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.

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

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin TREMBLAY and Emilie HARVEY 16 April 1877, Métabetchouan, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1882 Birth of Child
Irma TREMBLAY was born 10 February 1882, Chambord, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Benjamin was 38 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 Birth of Child
Emilie TREMBLAY was born 25 February 1887, St-Louis de Chambord, Roberval, Québec, Canada

Benjamin was 43 years old.

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)