Ignace-Elzear TREMBLAY

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31 July 1748 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

16 June 1814 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

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Louis TREMBLAY Marie-Ursule SIMARD

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Born: 31 July 1748 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Louis TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie-Ursule SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Michel TREMBLAY , Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: François-Noel SIMARD , Usule PARE

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Ignace-Elzear married Geneviève SIMARD 2 March 1772 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Geneviève SIMARD was born 9 February 1748 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Geneviève was the child of Jean SIMARD and Élisabeth ROUSSET.

Ignace-Elzear TREMBLAY died 16 June 1814 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Ignace-Elzear TREMBLAY

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Geneviève SIMARD
Marriage date: 2 March 1772
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève SIMARD was the child of Jean SIMARD and Élisabeth ROUSSET

Children of Ignace-Elzear TREMBLAY and Geneviève SIMARD

Josephte TREMBLAY

Born: 3 December 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 October 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Michel-Frederic LAVOIE 27 January 1794 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Susanne TREMBLAY

Born: 8 April 1777, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 April 1777, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Augustin TREMBLAY

Born: 20 May 1778, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Theotiste BOUCHARD 22 February 1808 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Colomban TREMBLAY

Born: 9 April 1787, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 May 1863, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

Married: Rosalie BOIVIN 8 February 1819 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1748
31 July 1748
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Ignace-Elzear TREMBLAY and Geneviève SIMARD 2 March 1772, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 23 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Josephte TREMBLAY was born 3 December 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Ignace-Elzear was 26 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Birth of Child
Susanne TREMBLAY was born 8 April 1777, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Ignace-Elzear was 28 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Augustin TREMBLAY was born 20 May 1778, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Ignace-Elzear was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Colomban TREMBLAY was born 9 April 1787, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Ignace-Elzear was 38 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Josephte TREMBLAY married 27 January 1794, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Michel-Frederic LAVOIE

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Augustin TREMBLAY married 22 February 1808, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Theotiste BOUCHARD