Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON

(b. October 1865 , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1940 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON was born October 1865 in Québec Province, Canada

Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON was the child of ? and ?

Flavie Phoebee was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1889.

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

Flavie Phoebee married Jules VIEN abt. 1885 in Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jules VIEN was born abt. 1860 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jules died 10 June 1886 in Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada (St-Antoine-Abbé) (Starnesborough).

Flavie Phoebee married (2) Augustin TREMBLAY 5 November 1888 in Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Augustin TREMBLAY was born 6 October 1828 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Augustin died 16 December 1901 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Augustin was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Hypolite-Apolline BROUILLET.

Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON died abt. 1940 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

She died aft. 1940

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON

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Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON married

Jules VIEN-- Date: abt. 1885 Place: , Canada

Children of Jules VIEN and Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON:

Joseph Arthur VIEN (b.November 1882, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada d. 18 November 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Jules Georges VIEN (b.abt. 1884, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 September 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON married

Augustin TREMBLAY-- Date: 5 November 1888 Place: Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Augustin TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Hypolite-Apolline BROUILLET

married in the presence of Joseph Johnson and Urbain Vaillancourt

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Children of Augustin TREMBLAY and Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON:

Joseph Francis TROMBLEY (b.9 August 1889, Clinton, Clinton, New York, USA d. December 1966, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lydia DIONNE 18 April 1910 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Clara Anna TREMBLAY (b.9 November 1893, Clinton, Clinton, New York, USA d. 24 April 1984, Harwich, Massachusetts, USA )
m. David Francis FOX 22 June 1914 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1865 Birth
October 1865
Québec Province, Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1882 Birth of Child
Joseph Arthur VIEN was born November 1882, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada (St-Antoine-Abbé) (Starnesborough)

Flavie Phoebee was 17 years old.

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

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

1886 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jules VIEN died 10 June 1886, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada (St-Antoine-Abbé) (Starnesborough)

1888 Marriage / Partner
Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON and Augustin TREMBLAY 5 November 1888, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada (St-Antoine-Abbé) (Starnesborough)

She was 23 years old.

Flavie Phoebee JOHNSON - 1888 Marriage. St-Antoine Abbe, Huntingdon Co, P.Q.

1888 Marriage. St-Antoine Abbe, Huntingdon Co, P.Q.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Joseph Francis TROMBLEY was born 9 August 1889, Clinton, Clinton, New York, USA (Churubusco)

Flavie Phoebee was 23 years old.

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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1893 Birth of Child
Clara Anna TREMBLAY was born 9 November 1893, Clinton, Clinton, New York, USA (Churubusco)

Flavie Phoebee was 28 years old.

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

1900
Augustin Tremblay is living in Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts at the age of 70. His immigration year was 1861. His wife is Flavie. She is 34. Her year of immigration was 1888.

Augustin Tremblay Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts abt 1830 Canada French White Head

Flavie Tremblay Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts abt 1866 Canada French White Wife

Clara Tremblay Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts abt 1894 New York White Daughter

Joseph Tremblay Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts abt 1890 New York White Son

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Death of Child
Joseph Arthur VIEN died 18 November 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Flavie Phoebee was 35 years old.

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

1901 Death of Spouse/Partner
Augustin TREMBLAY died 16 December 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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

1902 Death of Child
Jules Georges VIEN died 16 September 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Flavie Phoebee was 36 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Joseph Francis TROMBLEY married 18 April 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Lydia DIONNE

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 of Child
Clara Anna TREMBLAY married 22 June 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to David Francis FOX

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
According to the 1930 US Census, Clara Fox lives on Windsor Ct. in Southbridge, MA at the age of 37. She was born in NY. Her parents were born in Canada. Living with her are: husband, David F. Fox, age 38, b. MA, inspector in a lens shop; son, Bernard F., age 14; son, Richard A., age 11; son, Donald W., age 11/ 12. All children were born in MA. Also living there is: Clara's mother - Phoebe Trombley, age 70, widowed, b. Canada, year of immigration 1887.
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 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
3 Windsor Court
Fox David F, head, 48, b. MA
Fox Clara A, wife, 47, b. NY
Fox Richard, son, 21, b. MA
Fox Donald, son, 10, b. MA
Tremblay Phoebe, mother-in-law, 80, b. Canada
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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