Emile "Leo" TREMBLAY

(b. 19 May 1889 , Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada d. abt. 1952 , Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA )

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Emile "Leo" TREMBLAY was born 19 May 1889 in Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada

Emile "Leo" TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Delia Adeline COUTURIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie BOYER (maternal) Desire COUTURIER and Adile (Adelaide) MARTEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Emile "Leo" married Lena SEDDON 12 October 1914 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Lena SEDDON was born July 1889 in New Brunswick, Canada. Lena died abt. 1951 in Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (North Wrentham).

Emile "Leo" TREMBLAY died abt. 1952 in Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA.
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Family and Children of Emile "Leo" TREMBLAY

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Emile "Leo" TREMBLAY married

Lena SEDDON-- Date: 12 October 1914 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Leo Tremblay
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Oct 1914
Event Place: New Bedford, , Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status:
Race:
Birth Date: 1889
Birthplace: , , Canada
Registration Year:
Registration Place: New Bedford, , Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Father's Name: August Tremblay
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Adeline Taylor
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Lena Seddon
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Father's Name: George Seddon
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Alice Jane Leyland
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Certificate Number: 3976
GS Film number: 2409947
Digital Folder Number: 4329372
Image Number: 00245
Number of Images: 1

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2013), Leo Tremblay and Lena Seddon, 1914.

Children of Emile "Leo" TREMBLAY and Lena SEDDON:

Leo George TREMBLAY (b.5 March 1916, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 March 1963, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)

Gladys Lena TREMBLAY (b.28 February 1920, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 July 2014, Middletown, Connecticut, USA)

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1889 Birth
19 May 1889
Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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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

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

1900 New Bedford, Massachusetts
Living on Hicks St. in New Bedford, Bristol, MA are the following:
Adeline Tremblay, age 43, b. Oct 1856, New Hampshire, parents b. Canada
daughter, Adeline, age 22, b. Jan 1878, NY
son, Alsime, 20, b. Sept 1879, NY
son, Alside, 18, b. June 1881, NY
daughter, Denise, 17, b. Feb 1883, Michigan
daughter, Elrise, 15, b. May 1885, Michigan
daughter, Edmire, 13, b. May 1887, Michigan
son, Leo, 11, b. May 1889, MA
daughter, Aurize, 8, b. June 1891, MA
daughter, Emma, 6, b. July 1893, MA
daughter, Merille, 5, b. Dec 1894, MA
mother, Adele Courtier, 81, b. June 1818, Canada

Also living in New Bedford are:
Silio Tremblay, living on Cedar Grove St, boarder with Louis Dube and family, age 24, b. May 1876, Vermont.

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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

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

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)

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

1910 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Leo Trembly
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: New Bedford Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 184
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Birthplace: Canada
Immigration Year: 1892
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Sheet Number and Letter: 35A
Household ID: 693
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374591
Digital Folder Number: 004330047
Image Number: 00313
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Adeline Trembly F 53 New Hampshire
Daughter Denise Trembly F 27 Michigan
Daughter O Elriae Trembly F 23 Michigan
Son Leo Trembly M 20 Canada
Daughter Aurize Trembly F 18...Read MORE...

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1914 Marriage / Partner
Emile "Leo" TREMBLAY and Lena SEDDON 12 October 1914, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

1916 Birth of Child
Leo George TREMBLAY was born 5 March 1916, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Emile "Leo" was 26 years old.

1920 Birth of Child
Gladys Lena TREMBLAY was born 28 February 1920, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Emile "Leo" was 30 years old.

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Leo Tremblay
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0098
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Birthplace: Canada
Immigration Year: 1892
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Number and Letter: 49A
Household ID: 177
Line Number: 10
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 890
GS Film number: 2340625
Digital Folder Number: 004606987
Image Number: 01000
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Leo Tremblay M 40 Canada
Wife Lena Tremblay F 40 Canada
Son Leo Tremblay Jr. M 14 Massachusetts
Daughter Gladys Tremblay F 10 Massachusetts
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Leo Tremblay
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 1, New Bedford, New Bedford City, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1890
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 20-36
Family Number: 244
Sheet Number and Letter: 12A
Line Number: 33
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1698
Digital Folder Number: 005461143
Image Number: 00893
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Leo Tremblay M 50 Canada
Wife Lena Tremblay F 50 Canada
Son Leo G Tremblay M 24 Massachusetts
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1942 World War II Draft Registration
Name: Leo Tremblay
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 May 1889, Franklin Center, Canada
Residence: 215 Shaw St, New Bedford, Bristol, Mass
Age: 52
Wife: Lena Tremblay
Employer: Merrimac Manufacturing Co., Lowell, Middelsex, Mass.
Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Massachusetts
Affiliate Publication Number: M2090
Affiliate ARC Identifier:
GS Film number: 1148694
Digital Folder Number: 004156918
Image Number: 00526

'United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V128-WV1 : accessed 09 Nov 2013), Leo Tremblay, 1942.
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1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

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