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Born: 1 November 1749 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN


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Godefroy  married  Marie-Felicite LAJOIE 24 April 1775 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Felicite LAJOIE  was born 25 March 1756 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France .  Marie-Felicite died 4 May 1820 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .  Marie-Felicite was the child of François LAJOIE and Brigitte DESBIENS.

Godefroy TREMBLAY died 26 July 1830 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Introducing the Tremblay Family Legacy Mug, a tribute to the rich heritage of the NUMBER ONE SURNAME IN QUEBEC! Did you know that all the Tremblays in North America are descended from ONE couple (Pierre Tremblay and Ozanne Achon)?
WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Fermier

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

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouse & Children of Godefroy TREMBLAY

Children of Godefroy TREMBLAY and Marie-Felicite LAJOIE


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.


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BirthBirth — 1749
1 November 1749
Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1775 Marriage / Partner
Godefroy TREMBLAY and Marie-Felicite LAJOIE 24 April 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 25 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite TREMBLAY was born 21 November 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 26 years old.
News1775 - 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
Pierre-Laurent TREMBLAY was born 18 July 1777, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 27 years old.
1778 Birth of Child
Madeleine TREMBLAY was born 25 October 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 29 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Sauveur TREMBLAY was born 27 August 1780, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 30 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Blaise TREMBLAY was born 29 January 1784, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 34 years old.
1785 Birth of Child
Isidore TREMBLAY was born 10 November 1785, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 36 years old.
1789 Birth of Child
Suzanne TREMBLAY was born 30 September 1789, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 39 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 21 November 1791, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 42 years old.
1794 Birth of Child
Gregoire TREMBLAY was born 7 April 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 44 years old.
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite TREMBLAY married 25 November 1794, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Louis BOIVIN
1796 Birth of Child
Rosalie TREMBLAY was born 23 November 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 47 years old.
marriage1798 Marriage of Child
Madeleine TREMBLAY married 16 July 1798, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Bonaventure DUFOUR
1799 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie-Godfroy TREMBLAY was born 14 April 1799, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 49 years old.
1800 Death of Child
Madeleine TREMBLAY died 6 November 1800, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Godefroy was 51 years old.
1802 Death of Child
Marie-Felicite TREMBLAY died 24 August 1802, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 52 years old.
marriage1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Blaise TREMBLAY married 23 August 1803, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Jacques GAUDREAU (GAUDREAULT)
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Godefroy TREMBLAY married 10 July 1804, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Julienne TREMBLAY
marriage1805 Marriage of Child
Sauveur TREMBLAY married 29 January 1805, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Marie-Suzanne GAUDREAULT
marriage1811 Marriage of Child
Isidore TREMBLAY married 24 June 1811, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Henriette BOUCHARD
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Suzanne TREMBLAY married 14 September 1812, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Jerome GIRARD
marriage1813 Marriage of Child
Gregoire TREMBLAY married 5 October 1813, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Agnes PERRON
marriage1815 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TREMBLAY married 8 August 1815, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY
marriage1817 Marriage of Child
Sauveur TREMBLAY married 3 November 1817, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada to Charlotte DESGAGNES
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1819 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie-Godfroy TREMBLAY married 27 April 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Marguerite-Olive GAGNÉ
marriage1819 Marriage of Child
Rosalie TREMBLAY married 23 November 1819, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to François TREMBLAY
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Felicite LAJOIE died 4 May 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
1822 Death of Child
Marguerite TREMBLAY died 10 June 1822, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Godefroy was 72 years old.
marriage1826 Marriage of Child
Gregoire TREMBLAY married 25 July 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Felicite SIMARD
DeathDeath — 1830
26 July 1830
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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