Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY

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25 May 1910 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

24 February 1959 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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William TREMBLAY Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA

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Born: 25 May 1910 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William TREMBLAY

Mother: Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA

Paternal grandparents: Augustin TREMBLAY , Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA , Adelaide BOURDELAIS

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Eugene Gregory married Marie Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE) 29 June 1936 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE) was born 10 April 1910 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada . Marie Jeanne died 17 December 1970 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . Marie Jeanne was the child of Roel Joseph LEMERY and Alida DUFRESNE.

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY died 24 February 1959 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY married

Marie Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE)
Marriage date: 29 June 1936
Marriage place: Killingly, Connecticut, USA
Marie Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE) was the child of Roel Joseph LEMERY and Alida DUFRESNE

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Married in Danielson section of Killingly

Children of Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY and Marie Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE)

Constance Theresa "Connie" TREMBLAY

Born: 4 February 1941, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 July 2023, Wasilla, Alaska, USA

Married: Robert James MORRISSEY 1962

Married: James Gillon SANDERS 1990

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Born: , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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Irene TREMBLAY

Born: 20 September 1947, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 March 2017, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Richard F NEWMAN 31 July 1971 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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1910

Source / record details
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

Birth — 1910
25 May 1910
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

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

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

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 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY - 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,

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 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY - Nel Lippe, Edgar Tremblay, Gene Tremblay

Nel Lippe, Edgar Tremblay, Gene Tremblay

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

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))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY - Edgar, Nelida, and Eugene Tremblay

Edgar, Nelida, and Eugene Tremblay

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

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

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1928 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge and Sturbridge

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

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Flint, Genesee, Michigan

Name: Eugene Tremblay
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1911
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother's birthPlace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0065
family number: 175
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Line Number: 75
nara publication: T626, roll 986
Film Number: 2340721
Digital Folder Number: 4607722
Image Number: 00192
Household Gender Age
William L Tremblay M 26
Florence Tremblay F 27
Eugene Tremblay M 19
Frances Semelin F 21

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY - l to r: Gidou, Gene Tremblay, Nel Lippe

l to r: Gidou, Gene Tremblay, Nel Lippe

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY - Eugene Tremblay and Nel Lippe

Eugene Tremblay and Nel Lippe

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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

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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

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

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

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1936 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

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

Source / record details
1936 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)

1936 Marriage / Partner
Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY and Marie Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE) 29 June 1936, Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)

He was 26 years old.

1936 wedding

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts

53 Worcester Street
Tremblay Euguene, head, 29, b. MA
Tremblay Jeanne, wife, 29, b. Canada (lived in Danielson, CT in 1935)

14-250 page 4 of 24

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY - Jeanne Lemerie Tremblay and Eugene Tremblay

Jeanne Lemerie Tremblay and Eugene Tremblay

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Birth of Child
Constance Theresa "Connie" TREMBLAY was born 4 February 1941, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Eugene Gregory was 30 years old.

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

photos belonging to Jeannette Lippe Tremblay

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.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1947 Birth of Child
Irene TREMBLAY was born 20 September 1947, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Eugene Gregory was 37 years old.

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

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.