Marie-Josephine-Eglentine
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Born: 30 August 1877 in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1878.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine married William TREMBLAY 28 June 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
William TREMBLAY was born 28 June 1878 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). William died 17 August 1920 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. William was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER.
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA died 16 May 1941 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Caya Name Meaning
Altered form of French Cailla itself a dialect form of Caille 2 ‘quail’ (or perhaps an altered form of some other similar surname beginning in Caill-) or a habitational name from a minor place called Cailla. Compare Cayo .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames: Caye, Cala, Cayo, Cain, Caza, Raya, Maya, Cava, Calo, Cail
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Occupation
Recorded occupation: spec maker
Spouse & Children of Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA
William TREMBLAYMarriage date: 28 June 1898
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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William TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER
Children of William TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA
Lucy Exena TREMBLAYDied: 10 June 1993, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
George Elzear TREMBLAY
Mary Nelida TREMBLAYDied: 2 January 1988, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
William Lionel TREMBLAYDied: 26 August 1969, Manistique, Michigan, USA
Albert Lewis Rodolph TREMBLAYDied: 14 December 1992, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Wilfred Roland TREMBLAYDied: 16 January 1921, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 April 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Eugene Gregory TREMBLAYDied: 24 February 1959, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Edgar Arthur ("Ben") TREMBLAYDied: 13 August 1977, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Alice Lorraine TREMBLAYDied: 11 November 1977, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Arthur Raymond TREMBLAYDied: 19 September 2008, Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA
Died: 1 October 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 September 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Louise Lillian TREMBLAYDied: 10 December 2007, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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30 August 1877
Montréal, Québec, Canada

1877 Baptism. Ste-Brigide de-Montreal, PQ
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Josephine E Caya, adoption, etc. case 10619, Southbridge
Index to Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Records July 12, 1731 to July 1, 1881
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“John B.” is living in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 40. He is a shoe maker. He is married and his parents were both born in Canada. He is living with his wife, Adelade. Adelade is 36 years old. She is a tailoress. Her parents were born in Canada. The children are: Raoul, 8 or 9, Bernette, 6, and Josephine, 2. All were born in Canada. They are living on Main Street.
name: Josephine Caya
residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1878
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: John B. Caya
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name: Adelade Caya
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 2 years
occupation:
nara film number: T9-0566
page: 165
page character: D
entry number: 451
film number: 1254566
Household Gender Age
parent John B. Caya M 40
parent Adelade...Read full story
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Josephine was adopted by Albert Maynard and family in 1880. Her name was changed from Josephine Eglentine Caya to Josephine Eglentine Maynard. The date of the name change was Oct. 19, 1880.
List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts 1780 - 1883 By Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State... Published 1885, Wright and Potter Printing Company, state printers
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First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA and William TREMBLAY 28 June 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
She was 20 years old.
Southbridge, MA - Josephine Maynard married William Tremblay on June 28, 1898. He is 20. She is 21. Both are spec-makers born in Southbridge. His parents are Augustin and A. Boucher. Her parents are Albert Maynard and Lucy Giroux.
Josephine and William had 14 children.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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1898 Photo
BACK: William Tremblay and Josephine Caya Maynard Tremblay (on their honeymoon), Napoleon Livernois
Thanks to Louise Tremblay Meltaus

1898 Marriage. Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Maynard, Albert, head, b. May 1853, age 47, b. Canada, married 26 years, b. Canada, year of immigration 1864, alien, occupation: ? painter
Maynard, Lucy, wife, b. Jun 1854, age 45, b. Canada, married 26 years, mother of 0 children
Tremblay, William, son-in-law, b. Jun 1878, age 21, b. MA, married 2 years, occupation: Tozal? Frame
Tremblay, Josephine, daughter, b. Aug 1878, age 21, b. Canada, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child living
Tremblay, Exena L., daughter, b. Mar 1900, age 3/ 12, b. MA
Giroux, John B., father-in-law, b. July 1833, age 66, widowed, b. Canada
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of ChildLucy Exena TREMBLAY was born 13 March 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 22 years old.
1901 Birth of ChildGeorge Elzear TREMBLAY was born 14 April 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 23 years old.
1902 Birth of ChildMary Nelida TREMBLAY was born 31 July 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 24 years old.
1903 Birth of ChildWilliam Lionel TREMBLAY was born 6 October 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 26 years old.
1905 Birth of ChildAlbert Lewis Rodolph TREMBLAY was born 24 December 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 28 years old.
1907 Birth of ChildWilfred Roland TREMBLAY was born 14 December 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 30 years old.
1909 Birth of ChildJosephine Lilian TREMBLAY was born 6 April 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 31 years old.
ftp.us-census.org/ pub/ usgenweb/ census/ ma/ worcester/ 1910/ ed1953-pg030a.txt shows the Tremblay family living at 6A Cohassee Street:
TREMBLEY William Head M W 31 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts . . ENG d?ye maker optical works
TREMBLEY Josephine Wife F W 32 Can/ French Can/ French Can/ French 1879 . ENG none .
TREMBLEY Lucie Daughter F W 10 Massachusetts Massachusetts Can/ French . . ENG none .
TREMBLEY Elzear Son M W 9 Massachusetts Massachusetts Can/ French . . . none .
TREMBLEY ...Read full story
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 Birth of ChildEugene Gregory TREMBLAY was born 25 May 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 32 years old.
1911 Birth of ChildEdgar Arthur ("Ben") TREMBLAY was born 27 December 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 34 years old.
The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1913 Birth of ChildAlice Lorraine TREMBLAY was born 28 April 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 35 years old.
1914 Birth of ChildArthur Raymond TREMBLAY was born 16 July 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 36 years old.
1915 Birth of ChildLeona Camelia TREMBLAY was born 16 July 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 37 years old.
1917 Birth of ChildCharles Edward TREMBLAY was born 12 July 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 39 years old.
Tremblay, Exena L, emp A O Co, b William Tremblay's
Tremblay, William (Josephine) (Tremblay & Guertin) also emp A O Co h Fairlawn Ave RFD 1 (William Tremblay and Alfred Guertin) hairdressers 39 Mechanics
1919 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)
Tremblay, William, head, age 41, b. MA, parents b. Canada, dye maker at optical company
Tremblay, Josephine E., wife, age 41, b. Canada, year of immigration 1878, naturalized, parents b. Canada
Tremblay, Exena L., daughter, age 19, b. MA, inspecting at optical company
Tremblay, Elzear G., son, age 18, b. MA, machinist at machine shop
Tremblay, Nelida E., daughter, age 17, b. MA, clerical work at optical company
Tremblay, Lionel W., son, age 16, b. MA
Tremblay, Rodolphe A., son, age 14, b. MA
Tremblay, Roland W., son, age 12, b. MA
Tremblay, Eugene G., son, age 9, b. MA
Tremblay, Edgar A., son, age 8, b. MA
Tremblay, Laureine A., daughter, age 6, b. MA
Tremblay, Raymond A., son, age 5, b. MA
Maynard, Albert, father-in-law, age 66, b. Canada, year of immigration 1869, naturalized in 1890, parents b. Canada, painter in carriage shop
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Tremblay family in 1920 (28 Apr 1920)
Front (L to R): Edgar, Josephine, Louise (baby), Lorraine, William, Raymond and Eugene
Back (L to R): Nelida, Lionel, Exena, Rudolph, George (in photo)
Center: Roland
Thanks to Louise Tremblay Meltaus
1920 Birth of ChildLouise Lillian TREMBLAY was born 3 March 1920, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 42 years old.
William TREMBLAY died 17 August 1920, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Wilfred Roland TREMBLAY died 16 January 1921, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was 43 years old.
George Elzear TREMBLAY married 8 September 1924, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Mary Rose LAMONTAGNE
William Lionel TREMBLAY married 7 November 1924, Salem, Massachusetts, USA to Florence LEMELIN
Albert Lewis Rodolph TREMBLAY married 23 November 1925, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Beatrice M LECLAIR
Tremblay, Josephine, wid William, h 43 Fairlawn Av
Tremblay, Eugene, emp Am Op Co, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Tremblay, Exena, bkpr 282 Main, r 43 Fairlawn Av
1928 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge and Sturbridge
Mary Nelida TREMBLAY married 25 July 1929, Flint, Michigan, USA to Ford Page SHAFER
Lucy Exena TREMBLAY married 25 November 1929, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Louis Raoul METRAS
Tremblay, Edgar, student, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Exena, bkpr 282 Main, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Josephine, wid William, h 43 Fairlawn Av
Lorraine, emp Am Op Co, r 43 Fairlawn Av
1930 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)
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Josephine Tremblay, age 52, widowed, b. Canada, living on Fairlawn Ave. in Southbridge, MA. Living with her are: son, Edgar, 18; daughter, Lorraine, 16, laborer in an optical shop; son, Raymond, 15; daughter, Louise, 10. All children were born in MA. Living next door is Josephine's daughter, Exena, 30, storekeeper in a hardware store; and her husband, Louis Metras, 36, superintendent at Blanchard Theater.
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Tremblay, Josephine, wid William, h 43 Fairlawn Av
Tremblay, Lorraine, emp Am Op Co, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Tremblay, Edgar, student, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Lippe, Jeannette, emp Am Op Co, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Tremblay, Raymond, student, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Manning's Southbridge and Sturbridge (Massachusetts) Directory September 1931. Springfield, MA MA: H. A. Manning Co., 1931
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Alice Lorraine TREMBLAY married 1 July 1932, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Philias J (Phillip) LEFEBVRE
Edgar Arthur ("Ben") TREMBLAY married 11 February 1933, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Jeannette Marie Louise LIPPE
Tremblay, Edgar (Jeannette), die mkr Am Op Co, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Eugene, emp Amp Op Co, r 43 Fairlawn Av
Josephine, wid William, h 43 Fairlawn Av
Raymond, emp Amp Op Co, r 43 Fairlawn Av
1936 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)

Around 1936, Grandmother Josephine Tremblay (Caya) with grandchildren: Roger Tremblay (in her arms), Pauline and Arthur Metras
photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay
Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY married 29 June 1936, Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville) to Marie Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE)
Arthur Raymond TREMBLAY married 25 November 1937, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Dorothy Ruth BISHOP
43 Fairlawn Ave, Southbridge, Massachusetts
Metras Louis, head, 45, b. MA
Metras Lucy, wife, 40, b. MA
Metras Pauline, daughter, 9, b. MA
Metras Arthur, son, 7, b. MA
Metras Suzanne, daughter, 5, b. MA
Tremblay Louise, lodger, 20, b. MA
Tremblay Josephine, mother in law, widow, 62, b. Canada
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Residence: 43 Fairlawn Ave. Southbridge. Died: 16 May 1941. Age 63 years, 8 months, 15 days. Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Southbridge, MA -- microfilm -- Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, MA

This gravestone shows William Tremblay and Josephine Maynard. This stone is located in St. George’s cemetery on Paige Hill in Southbridge. Roland was their son. Louis P. Metras was the husband of their daughter, Lucy Exena (we called her, Aunt Exena). Albert Maynard was the man who adopted Josephine Caya.
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Josephine Caya Maynard Tremblay
The Southbridge Evening News
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Friday, May 16, 1941
16 May 1941
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 63.
From The Southbridge Evening News, Fri, May 16, 1941
Mrs. Tremblay Dies Suddenly Here Today
Mrs. Josephine Tremblay, 63 of 43 Fairlawn Av., died at her home at 10:20 a.m. following a hemorrhage several hours earlier as she was preparing to leave the home of her son, Rudolph Tremblay of Lebanon hill. Her husband died 20 years ago.
Funeral services, under the direction of Phillipe Dagenais are incomplete. Dr. Stewart M. Gibson and Dr. William E. Langevin attended.
Ten children survive Mrs. Tremblay, including six sons: George and Lionel Tremblay of Flint, Mich.; and Rudolph, Raymond, Edgar and Eugene Tremblay of Southbridge; also four daughters, Mrs. Louis Metras, Southbridge; Mrs. Ford Shafer, Flint, Mich.; Mrs. Lorraine Lefebvre and Miss Louise Tremblay, both of Southbridge.
Mrs. Tremblay was a member of Sacred Heart church.
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Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Phone: (508)-765-0601
Record added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last updated: 6/11/2026 2:52:37 PM
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