Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

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31 January 1735 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Died

3 April 1812 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY Geneviève GONTHIER

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Born: 31 January 1735 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY

Mother: Geneviève GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

Maternal grandparents: Louis GONTHIER , Geneviève GAGNÉ

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Marie-Geneviève married Joseph MARTEL 8 November 1756 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph MARTEL was born 18 December 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Joseph died 11 December 1798 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Anne SIMARD.

Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY died 3 April 1812 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

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Joseph MARTEL
Marriage date: 8 November 1756
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

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Joseph MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Anne SIMARD

Children of Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

Marie-Desanges MARTEL

Born: 9 December 1758, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1812, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Jean François LACHAUME 26 October 1778 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Josephte MARTEL

Born: 6 February 1761, Les Éboulements, Canada
Died: 1 April 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BILODEAU 13 January 1788 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Anne MARTEL

Born: 2 June 1762, Les Éboulements, Canada
Died: 20 April 1840, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: René TREMBLAY 19 April 1779 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Agapit MARTEL

Born: 26 May 1766, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 October 1795, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule TREMBLAY 10 January 1792 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph MARTEL

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francoise CLAVEAU 2 October 1792 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne MARTEL

Born: 19 June 1773, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 February 1821, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth GONTHIER 3 February 1795 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1735
31 January 1735
Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY and Joseph MARTEL 8 November 1756, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 21 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges MARTEL was born 9 December 1758, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Geneviève was 23 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MARTEL was born 6 February 1761, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Geneviève was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MARTEL was born 2 June 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Geneviève was 27 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Agapit MARTEL was born 26 May 1766, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Geneviève was 31 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Etienne MARTEL was born 19 June 1773, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Geneviève was 38 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges MARTEL married 26 October 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean François LACHAUME

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MARTEL married 19 April 1779, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to René TREMBLAY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MARTEL married 13 January 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Pierre BILODEAU

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Agapit MARTEL married 10 January 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Ursule TREMBLAY

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph MARTEL married 2 October 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Francoise CLAVEAU

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Etienne MARTEL married 3 February 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Elisabeth GONTHIER

1795 Death of Child
Agapit MARTEL died 22 October 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Geneviève was 60 years old.

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph MARTEL died 11 December 1798, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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

1800 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte MARTEL died 1 April 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Geneviève was 65 years old.

Death — 1812
3 April 1812
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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