Joseph Hector TREMBLAY

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11 July 1763 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Died

October 1839 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Ambroise TREMBLAY Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE

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Born: 11 July 1763 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Father: Ambroise TREMBLAY

Mother: Marguerite SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE

Paternal grandparents: Michel TREMBLAY , Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents: Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE , Catherine-Marguerite FORTIN

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Joseph Hector married Thérèse CREQUIS (CREQUI) 30 April 1787 in Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse CREQUIS (CREQUI) was born abt. 1765

Joseph Hector TREMBLAY died October 1839 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Joseph Hector TREMBLAY married

Thérèse CREQUIS (CREQUI)
Marriage date: 30 April 1787
Marriage place: Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada

Children of Joseph Hector TREMBLAY and Thérèse CREQUIS (CREQUI)

Therese TREMBLAY

Born: 9 October 1790, Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada
Died: abt. 1855, Clinton, Michigan, USA

Married: Louis PRADET dit LAFORGE (BRADETTE) 27 May 1805 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1763
11 July 1763
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Hector TREMBLAY and Thérèse CREQUIS (CREQUI) 30 April 1787, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)

He was 23 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1790 Birth of Child
Therese TREMBLAY was born 9 October 1790, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)

Joseph Hector was 27 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Marriage of Child
Therese TREMBLAY married 27 May 1805, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Louis PRADET dit LAFORGE (BRADETTE)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

Death — 1839
October 1839
Detroit, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 76.

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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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