Benjamin TREMBLAY

(b. 17 October 1785 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 August 1848 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )

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Benjamin TREMBLAY was born 17 October 1785 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Benjamin TREMBLAY was the child of Pierre-François TREMBLAY and Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-François TREMBLAY and Brigitte FORTIN (maternal) Antoine GAUTHIER dit LAROUCHE and Geneviève SIMARD

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

Benjamin married Marguerite NAVARRE 29 January 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marguerite NAVARRE was born 19 July 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 9 October 1871 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste NAVARRE and Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT (THIBEAULT).

Benjamin TREMBLAY died 13 August 1848 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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Benjamin TREMBLAY married

Marguerite NAVARRE-- Date: 29 January 1811 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marguerite NAVARRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste NAVARRE and Marie-Madeleine THIBAULT (THIBEAULT)

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Children of Benjamin TREMBLAY and Marguerite NAVARRE:

Benjamin TREMBLAY (b.2 November 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 4 November 1894, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Angele POTVIN 9 January 1838 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gregoire TREMBLAY (b.22 October 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 12 January 1889, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Hermine TREMBLAY 13 August 1839 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Eucher TREMBLAY (b.12 August 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 4 November 1883, Métabetchouan, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie BOLDUC 17 August 1841 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Ferdinand TREMBLAY (b.25 September 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 17 January 1907, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie RENAUD 2 February 1847 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Eloi TREMBLAY (b.8 April 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Sophie GAUTHIER 3 September 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Polydore TREMBLAY (b.17 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Honorine LEBRETON dite LALANCETTE 20 January 1846 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Eustache TREMBLAY (b.30 March 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Quirille GAGNON 13 January 1846 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
m. Josephte DORÉ 17 July 1860 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Emelie TREMBLAY (b.5 May 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 11 March 1864, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Georges TREMBLAY 22 October 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Adele TREMBLAY (b.23 February 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 26 August 1894, Alma, Québec, Canada )

Thomas TREMBLAY (b.9 March 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 3 November 1883, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Adele-Adeline FORTIN 9 January 1849 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Adolphe TREMBLAY (b.13 May 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 18 April 1897, Saint-Léonard-de-Port-Maurice, Canada)
m. Eleonore-Honorat GAGNON 7 November 1854 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Zoe TREMBLAY (b.6 November 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 21 December 1915, Delisle, Canada)

Charles TREMBLAY (b.22 January 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Adele BOLDUC 24 January 1860 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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1785 Birth
17 October 1785
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin TREMBLAY and Marguerite NAVARRE 29 January 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Benjamin TREMBLAY was born 2 November 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 27 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Gregoire TREMBLAY was born 22 October 1813, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 28 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Eucher TREMBLAY was born 12 August 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Ferdinand TREMBLAY was born 25 September 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 31 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
Eloi TREMBLAY was born 8 April 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 33 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Polydore TREMBLAY was born 17 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 34 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Eustache TREMBLAY was born 30 March 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 37 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Emelie TREMBLAY was born 5 May 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 38 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Adele TREMBLAY was born 23 February 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 40 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Thomas TREMBLAY was born 9 March 1829, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 43 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Adolphe TREMBLAY was born 13 May 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 45 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Zoe TREMBLAY was born 6 November 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 48 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Charles TREMBLAY was born 22 January 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 49 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage of Child
Benjamin TREMBLAY married 9 January 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Angele POTVIN

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage of Child
Gregoire TREMBLAY married 13 August 1839, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Hermine TREMBLAY

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Marriage of Child
Eucher TREMBLAY married 17 August 1841, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Marie BOLDUC

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Marriage of Child
Eloi TREMBLAY married 3 September 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Sophie GAUTHIER

1844 Marriage of Child
Emelie TREMBLAY married 22 October 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Georges TREMBLAY

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Eustache TREMBLAY married 13 January 1846, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Quirille GAGNON

1846 Marriage of Child
Polydore TREMBLAY married 20 January 1846, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Honorine LEBRETON dite LALANCETTE

1847 Marriage of Child
Ferdinand TREMBLAY married 2 February 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie RENAUD