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flag male ancestor  Louis Michel  TREMBLAY

Born
11 November 1738 ,  Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died
5 December 1825 ,  Detroit, Michigan Territory
Louis Michel  married  Cecile YAX 12 January 1767 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) .  The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Cecile YAX  was born 30 September 1753 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).  Cecile died 1 November 1817 in Detroit, Michigan Territory.  Cecile was the child of Michel Johannes YAX and Catherine HERBINNE .
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Parents & Family of Louis Michel TREMBLAY

Parents of Louis Michel TREMBLAY

Father
Pierre TREMBLAY
Mother
Marie Madeleine SIMARD

Grandparents of Louis Michel TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents
Michel TREMBLAY Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD
Maternal grandparents
François-Noel SIMARD Usule PARE


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Louis Michel  married  Cecile YAX 12 January 1767 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) .  The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Cecile YAX  was born 30 September 1753 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).  Cecile died 1 November 1817 in Detroit, Michigan Territory.  Cecile was the child of Michel Johannes YAX and Catherine HERBINNE.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis Michel TREMBLAY

Louis Michel TREMBLAY married flag female ancestor Cecile YAX
Marriage date: 12 January 1767
Marriage place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Cecile YAX was the child of Michel Johannes YAX and Catherine HERBINNE

Children of Louis Michel TREMBLAY and Cecile YAX


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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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BirthBirth — 1738
11 November 1738
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
marriage1767 Marriage / Partner
Louis Michel TREMBLAY and Cecile YAX 12 January 1767, Detroit, Michigan, USA

He was 28 years old.
1768 Birth of Child
Michel TREMBLAY was born 22 March 1768, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 29 years old.
1770 Birth of Child
Joseph Louis TREMBLAY was born 11 February 1770, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 31 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Cajetan TREMBLAY was born 11 September 1771, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 32 years old.
1773 Birth of Child
Cecile TREMBLAY was born 8 April 1773, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 34 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Pierre "Peter" TREMBLAY was born 17 November 1774, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 36 years old.
1775 Death of Child
Pierre "Peter" TREMBLAY died 22 January 1775, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 36 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Thomas TREMBLAY was born 20 December 1775, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 37 years old.
1777 Birth of Child
Simon TREMBLAY was born 12 October 1777, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 38 years old.
1778 Birth of Child
Julienne "Julia" TREMBLAY was born 11 December 1778, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 40 years old.
1782 Birth of Child
Louis TREMBLAY was born 1 January 1782, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 43 years old.
1783 Birth of Child
Francois Xavier TREMBLAY was born 15 September 1783, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 44 years old.
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Birth of Child
Theresa Elizabeth TREMBLAY was born 20 January 1787, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 48 years old.
marriage1789 Marriage of Child
Joseph Louis TREMBLAY married 2 February 1789, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) to Cecile MARSAC
1789 Birth of Child
Benoit TREMBLAY (TROMBLAY) was born 21 March 1789, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 50 years old.
1790 Birth of Child
Archange TREMBLAY was born 6 November 1790, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 52 years old.
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
1793 Birth of Child
Marie Monique TREMBLAY was born 3 February 1793, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 54 years old.
1794 Birth of Child
Leon Leander TREMBLAY (TROMBLEY) was born 31 October 1794, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 56 years old.
marriage1795 Marriage of Child
Michel TREMBLAY married 7 November 1795, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) to Marie Josephe CHAPOTON
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Marie Monique TREMBLAY married 16 October 1810, Detroit, Michigan Territory to Joseph CUILLERIER dit BEAUBIEN
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Archange TREMBLAY married 24 February 1812, Detroit, Michigan Territory to Alexis CUILLERIER
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cecile YAX died 1 November 1817, Detroit, Michigan, USA
1822 Death of Child
Archange TREMBLAY died 17 July 1822, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Louis Michel was 83 years old.
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
DeathDeath — 1825
5 December 1825
Detroit, Michigan Territory
He died at the age of 87.

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Mount Elliott Cemetery Detroit Wayne County Michigan, USA
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