Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY

(b. 1 November 1884 , Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1951 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY was born 1 November 1884 in Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada

Joseph Napoleon 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

Joseph Napoleon was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1900.

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

Joseph Napoleon married Laura LAROCHELLE 11 February 1907 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Laura LAROCHELLE was born 18 March 1883 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Laura died 12 May 1916 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Laura was the child of Pierre (Peter) LAROCHELLE and Marcelline PATENAUDE.

Joseph Napoleon married (2) Almira BONIN 14 May 1917 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Almira BONIN was born 14 August 1890 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Almira was the child of Jean Baptiste (John) BONIN and Roseanna LAROCHELLE.

Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY died 19 February 1951 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY married

Laura LAROCHELLE-- Date: 11 February 1907 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Laura LAROCHELLE was the child of Pierre (Peter) LAROCHELLE and Marcelline PATENAUDE

Groom's name: Napoleon Tremblay
Groom's age: 23 years
Groom's estimated birth year: 1884
Groom's birthplace: , , Canada
Bride's name: Laura Larochelle
Bride's age: 22 years
Bride's estimated birth year: 1885
Bride's birthplace: Southbridge, ,
Marriage date (original): 11 Feb 1907
Marriage date: 11 Feb 1907
Marriage place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts
Groom's father's name: Augustus Tremblay
Groom's mother's name: Mathilda Boucher
Father of bride's name: Peter Larochelle
Mother of bride's name: Marceline Patnaude
Film number: 2315300
Digital GS number: 4329358
Image number: 864
Number of images: 1
Reference number: p 417 no 11
Marriage registration place: Southbridge, , Massachusetts
Marriage registration year: 1907
Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915

Children of Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY and Laura LAROCHELLE:

Aline E TREMBLAY (b.11 March 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 May 1993, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Eliodore MANDEVILLE 7 April 1934 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Ernest George TREMBLAY (b.20 May 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 November 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY married

Almira BONIN-- Date: 14 May 1917 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

See marriage record for Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY and Almira BONIN
Almira BONIN was the child of Jean Baptiste (John) BONIN and Roseanna LAROCHELLE

Name: Napoleon Tremblay
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 May 1917
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age:
Birth Year (Estimated):
Father's Name: Augustus Tremblay
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Lilly Boucher
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Almira Bonin
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Father's Name: Jeon Bte Bonin
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Rosana Larochelle
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Certificate Number: 51
Page: 559
GS Film number:
Digital Folder Number: 005360057
Image Number: 00562

"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch : 15 October 2017), Napoleon Tremblay and Almira Bonin, 14 May 1917; citing Marriage, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 51, page 559, State Archives, Boston.

Almira Bonin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Bonin, 47 Hamilton street, and Napoleon Tremblay, Mechanics street, were married this morning at 7.30 o'clock in Notre Dame church. The pastor, Rev. Louis O. Triganne, celebrated a nupial mass and also officiated at the marriage ceremony. THe witnesses were the father of the bride, and William Tremblay, a borther of the groom...

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Worcester, Massachusetts
May 15, 1917

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1884 Birth
1 November 1884
Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada

Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY - 1884 Baptism. St-Antoine Abbe, Huntingdon Co, P.Q.

1884 Baptism. St-Antoine Abbe, Huntingdon Co, P.Q.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

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)

1907 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY and Laura LAROCHELLE 11 February 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 22 years old.

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

1909 Birth of Child
Aline E TREMBLAY was born 11 March 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Napoleon was 24 years old.

1911 Birth of Child
Ernest George TREMBLAY was born 20 May 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Napoleon was 26 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)

1916 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laura LAROCHELLE died 12 May 1916, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1917 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Napoleon TREMBLAY and Almira BONIN 14 May 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 32 years old.

1917
Napoleon Tremblay registered from Southbridge, MA. His wife is listed as Almira. This is difficult to read. His date of birth was 1 Nov 1884. It looks like he might be a tinsmith working at G. C. Winter on 38 Main St. in Southbridge. His residence appears to be 9 Henry St. Southbridge.
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1919
Tremblay, Napoleon (Elmira) emp G C Winter (Main) h 9 Henry
1919 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)

1920
According to the 1920 US Census, Napoleon Tremblay is living on Henry Street in Southbridge, MA at the age of 35. He was born in Canada. His year of immigration was 1889. He is a plumber for S. C. Winter. Living with him are: wife, Almira, age 29, b. MA; daugher, Adline, age 10, b. MA; boarder, Moise Larochelle, age 45, b. Canada, glass maker in an optical mfg. co.
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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
Tremblay, Napoleon (Elmira), steamfitter, h 17 Henry
1928 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge and Sturbridge

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
According to the 1930 US Census, Napoleon Trembley is living on Henry St. in Southbridge, MA at the age of 44. He was born in Canada. His year of immigration was 1900. He is a steam fitter in a hardware store. Living with him are: wife, Elmira M., age 39, b. MA; daughter, Aline E., age 21, b. MA
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)

1931
Tremblay, Napoleon (Elmira), steamfitter, h 17 Henry
Manning's Southbridge and Sturbridge (Massachusetts) Directory September 1931. Springfield, MA MA: H. A. Manning Co., 1931
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1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1934 Marriage of Child
Aline E TREMBLAY married 7 April 1934, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Eliodore MANDEVILLE

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

1936
Tremblay, Napoleon (Elmira), steam fitter, h 17 Henry
1936 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Southbridge (MA)

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
Name: Napoleon Tremblay
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada French
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Henry Street
House Number: 17
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 1B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
Napoleon Tremblay 55
Elmira Tremblay 49
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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)

1949
Tremblay, Napoleon (Elmira), steam fitter, h 17 Henry
1949 Manning's Southbridge Directory
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Southbridge (MA)

Death
Name: Napoleon Tremblay
Death Date: 1951
Death Place: Southbrldge, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 87
Page Number: 309
Index Volume Number: 117
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.117

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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