Modeste TREMBLAY

(b. 13 February 1764 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 March 1797 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Modeste TREMBLAY was born 13 February 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Modeste TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BONNEAU (maternal) Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie LAVOIE

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

Modeste married François-Xavier GIRARD 21 January 1783 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
François-Xavier GIRARD was born 11 September 1760 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). François-Xavier died 23 May 1835 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). François-Xavier was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS.

Modeste TREMBLAY died 2 March 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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Modeste TREMBLAY married

François-Xavier GIRARD-- Date: 21 January 1783 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Xavier GIRARD was the child of Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

Children of François-Xavier GIRARD and Modeste TREMBLAY:

Joseph-Marie GIRARD (b.23 November 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Rosalie TREMBLAY 8 November 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Laurent-Frederic GIRARD (b.12 August 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

Constance GIRARD (b.2 August 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GUAY 10 June 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Louise GIRARD (b.21 February 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 September 1853, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East)
m. Etienne BOUCHARD 3 September 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph GIRARD (b.24 July 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 July 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Euphrosine GIRARD (b.3 April 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 1 May 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

Lambert GIRARD (b.14 June 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Quirille BRADETTE dite ST-GELAIS 23 November 1819 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste GIRARD (b.7 April 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )

Felicite GIRARD (b.29 January 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 8 May 1869, St-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec, Canada)

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1764 Birth
13 February 1764
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Modeste TREMBLAY and François-Xavier GIRARD 21 January 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GIRARD was born 23 November 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 19 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Laurent-Frederic GIRARD was born 12 August 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 21 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Constance GIRARD was born 2 August 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 23 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GIRARD was born 21 February 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 25 years old.

1790 Death of Child
Laurent-Frederic GIRARD died 11 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 26 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph GIRARD was born 24 July 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Euphrosine GIRARD was born 3 April 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 28 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Lambert GIRARD was born 14 June 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 29 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GIRARD was born 7 April 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 31 years old.

1797 Death
2 March 1797
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 33.

1797 Birth of Child
Felicite GIRARD was born 29 January 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Modeste was 32 years old.

Added: 2/18/2018 9:06:24 AM - Updated: 1/8/2024 5:31:10 PM