Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY

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4 December 1816 , Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

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Medard BOUCHER dit TREMBLAY Marie-Rose POLIQUIN dite ASTRUC

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Born: 4 December 1816 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Father: Medard BOUCHER dit TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie-Rose POLIQUIN dite ASTRUC

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste BOUCHER , Louise ROY

Maternal grandparents: Thomas POLIQUIN , Angelique ASTRUC dite SANSCARTIER

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

Francois-Xavier married Marie HEROUX 26 February 1838 in Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie HEROUX was born abt. 1818 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Benoit HEROUX and Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCI.

Registered father Médard Tremblé and mother Rose Poliquin at the wedding
His children only remember the surname Tremblay
"He is an illegitimate son of Rose Poloquin just like his sister. A François, son of unknown parents, was born and baptized on February 20, 1818 in St-Jacques de Montcalm" Denise Pelletier

translated from nosorigines.qc.ca

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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

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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.

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Spouse & Children of Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY

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Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY married

Marie HEROUX
Marriage date: 26 February 1838
Marriage place: Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
Marie HEROUX was the child of Benoit HEROUX and Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCI

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Children of Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie HEROUX

Joseph TREMBLAY

Born: 6 November 1840, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada
Died: 1 June 1904, St-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Canada

Married: Rose BELAIR 26 May 1862

Married: Lucie CHEVALIER 2 September 1900

Justine TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1848, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Seraphin TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1850, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elodie GRENIER 4 July 1870

Placide TREMBLAY

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

Married: Emelie RIOPEL 15 August 1871

Ernest TREMBLAY dit BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1852, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Malvina GRENIER 1 July 1872

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Birth — 1816
4 December 1816
Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

1838 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie HEROUX 26 February 1838, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He was 21 years old.

1840 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 6 November 1840, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Francois-Xavier was 23 years old.

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