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William TREMBLAY

(b. 28 June 1878 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 August 1920 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 42
Cause of Death: encephalitis

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William TREMBLAY was born 28 June 1878 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

William TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin TREMBLAY and Hypolite-Apolline BROUILLET (maternal) Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS

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William married Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA 28 June 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 14 children. Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was born 30 August 1877 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephine-Eglentine died 16 May 1941 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was the child of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS.

William TREMBLAY died 17 August 1920 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Occupation: dye maker at optical co., hairdresser

NOTE: Not sure if this is the case here, but... According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), "Encephalitis lethargica is a disease characterized by high fever, headache, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, and lethargy. In acute cases, patients may enter coma. Patients may also experience abnormal eye movements, upper body weakness, muscular pains, tremors, neck rigidity, and behavioral changes including psychosis. The cause of encephalitis lethargica is unknown. Between 1917 to 1928, an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica spread throughout the world, but no recurrence of the epidemic has since been reported."

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According to BBC News, Tuesday, 27 July 2004, "Mystery of the forgotten plague"
"Encephalitis Lethargica was a devastating illness that swept the world in the 1920's.

It attacked the brain, leaving victims like living statues, speechless and motionless.

During the outbreak, nearly a million died, and millions more were left frozen inside their useless bodies, in institutions.

No-one knew what had caused it, or how to treat it... The bacteria that can cause a simple sore throat had mutated into a much more severe form and triggered the attacks of encaphilitis lethargica. It seems that in some people the body has a massive immune reaction to the streptococcus bacteria and then turns on the body itself; attacking the brain and destroying it."

news.bbc.co.uk

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Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA-- Date: 28 June 1898 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was the child of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS

Groom's Name: William Tremblay
Groom's Birth Date: 1878
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Groom's Age: 20
Bride's Name: Josephine Maynard
Bride's Birth Date: 1878
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Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1898
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Augustus Tremblay
Groom's Mother's Name: A. Boucher
Bride's Father's Name: Albert Maynard
Bride's Mother's Name: Lucy Giroux
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 40
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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Children of William TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA:

Lucy Exena TREMBLAY (b.13 March 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 June 1993, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Louis Raoul METRAS 25 November 1929 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

George Elzear TREMBLAY (b.14 April 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 August 1961, Flint, Michigan, USA)
m. Mary Rose LAMONTAGNE 8 September 1924 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Mary Nelida TREMBLAY (b.31 July 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 January 1988, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Ford Page SHAFER 25 July 1929 in Flint, Michigan, USA

William Lionel TREMBLAY (b.6 October 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 August 1969, Manistique, Michigan, USA)
m. Florence LEMELIN 7 November 1924 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Albert Lewis Rodolph TREMBLAY (b.24 December 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 December 1992, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Beatrice M LECLAIR 23 November 1925 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Wilfred Roland TREMBLAY (b.14 December 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 January 1921, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Josephine Lilian TREMBLAY (b.6 April 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 April 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY (b.25 May 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 February 1959, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE) 29 June 1936 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)

Edgar Arthur ("Ben") TREMBLAY (b.27 December 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 August 1977, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Jeannette Marie Louise LIPPE 11 February 1933 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alice Lorraine TREMBLAY (b.28 April 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 November 1977, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Philias J LEFEBVRE 1 July 1932 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Arthur Raymond TREMBLAY (b.16 July 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 September 2008, Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA)
m. Dorothy Ruth BISHOP 25 November 1937 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Leona Camelia TREMBLAY (b.16 July 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 October 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Charles Edward TREMBLAY (b.12 July 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 September 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Louise Lillian TREMBLAY (b.3 March 1920, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 December 2007, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. George Eugene Harmala MELTAUS 10 April 1959 in Pomfret, Connecticut, USA (Abington)

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1878 Birth
Tremblay Guillaume Southbridge 1878 birth - parents Augustin Tremblay and Anastasie Boucher, both born in Canada. Father listed as a laborer.

Name: Guillaume Tremblay
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 30 Jun 1878
Birthplace: Southbridge, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Augustin Tremblay
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Mother's Name: Anastasie Boucher Tremblay
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02011-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1428171
Reference Number: P 331
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William TREMBLAY - 1878 Birth. Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.

1878 Birth. Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 New York State Census
1892 NY Census
Clinton, Clinton, New York
Dated 16 Feb 1892

Augustus Trombly, m, 68, b. Canada, farmer
Phebe Trombly, f, 31, b. Canada
Rosa Trombly, f, 21, b. Canada
Tilda Trombly, f, 17, b. Canada
Willie Trombly, m, 15, b. U.S.
Napoleon Trombly, m, 9, b. U.S.
Arthur Trombly, m, 10, b. Canada
George Trombly, m, 8, b. Canada
Joseph Trombly, m, 3, b. U.S.
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William TREMBLAY - 1892 NY Census Clinton, Clinton, New York Dated 16 Feb 1892

1892 NY Census
Clinton, Clinton, New York
Dated 16 Feb 1892
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Marriage / Partner
William TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA 28 June 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 20 years old.

1898
William married Josephine Maynard on June 28, 1898 in Southbridge, MA. He was 20. She was 21. Both were born in Southbridge. Both were spec makers. His parents were Augustus and A. Boucher. Her parents (adoptive) were Albert Maynard and Lucy Giroux.
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1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Morris Street, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
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
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1900 Birth of Child
Lucy Exena TREMBLAY was born 13 March 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 21 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 Birth of Child
George Elzear TREMBLAY was born 14 April 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 22 years old.

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Birth of Child
Mary Nelida TREMBLAY was born 31 July 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 24 years old.

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Birth of Child
William Lionel TREMBLAY was born 6 October 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 25 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Birth of Child
Albert Lewis Rodolph TREMBLAY was born 24 December 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 27 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Birth of Child
Wilfred Roland TREMBLAY was born 14 December 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 29 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
Josephine Lilian TREMBLAY was born 6 April 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 30 years old.

1910
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 .

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1910 Birth of Child
Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY was born 25 May 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 31 years old.

1911 Birth of Child
Edgar Arthur ("Ben") TREMBLAY was born 27 December 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 33 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 Birth of Child
Alice Lorraine TREMBLAY was born 28 April 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 34 years old.

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Birth of Child
Arthur Raymond TREMBLAY was born 16 July 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 36 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Birth of Child
Leona Camelia TREMBLAY was born 16 July 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 37 years old.

1917
Registered in Southbridge, MA. Employed at American Optical. Difficult to read.
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1917 Birth of Child
Charles Edward TREMBLAY was born 12 July 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 39 years old.

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
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
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1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Harrington Street, Southbridge, Massachusetts
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
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1920
Place of Death: Worcester City Hospital. Residence: 5 Fairlawn Ave. Southbridge. Died 17 Aug 1920. Age: 42. Cause of Death: Encephalitis. Place of Burial: St. George, Southbridge.
Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Southbridge, MA -- microfilm -- Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, MA

1920 Death
17 August 1920
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 42.

1920 Birth of Child
Louise Lillian TREMBLAY was born 3 March 1920, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 41 years old.

Obituary
From Southbridge Herald, Thursday, Aug. 19, 1920
William Tremblay, age 42 years, 1 month and 19 days, of Fairlawn avenue, died Tuesday at the City hospital in Worcester, where he was taken Friday for treatment. he was born in Southbridge, son of Augustus and Anastasia (Boucher) Tremblay, and had lived here all his life. He was a die maker and worked at the American Optical Co. plant, and conducted a barber shop on Mechanic street nights. He was prominent in fraternal societies, and was a member of Southbridge aerie, F.O. E, C.O.F., St. Jean Baptiste and Court Jacques Cartier. He leaves his wife, 11 children, seven sons and four daughters, three brothers and five sisters.