René TREMBLAY

(b. 13 November 1784 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 March 1869 , Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )

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René TREMBLAY was born 13 November 1784 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

René TREMBLAY was the child of René TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne MARTEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Basile TREMBLAY and Marie-Françoise THERRIEN (maternal) Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY

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René married Angélique GIGUERE 8 August 1808 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada . Angélique GIGUERE was born 11 June 1791 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Angélique died 19 July 1818 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Angélique was the child of Ignace-Amable GIGUERE and Julienne PEPIN dite LACHANCE.

René married (2) Modeste BOUCHARD 2 February 1819 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Modeste BOUCHARD was born 17 August 1798 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Modeste died 15 December 1866 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Modeste was the child of Jean BOUCHARD and Olive-Modeste FORTIN.

René TREMBLAY died 2 March 1869 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada .
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René TREMBLAY married

Angélique GIGUERE-- Date: 8 August 1808 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Angélique GIGUERE was the child of Ignace-Amable GIGUERE and Julienne PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Children of René TREMBLAY and Angélique GIGUERE:

René TREMBLAY married

Modeste BOUCHARD-- Date: 2 February 1819 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Modeste BOUCHARD was the child of Jean BOUCHARD and Olive-Modeste FORTIN

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Children of René TREMBLAY and Modeste BOUCHARD:

Melanie TREMBLAY (b.20 November 1820, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 29 May 1890, St-Coeur-de-Marie, Delisle, Canada)
m. Israel TREMBLAY 14 June 1842 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Seraphine TREMBLAY (b.26 December 1821, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )

François-Xavier TREMBLAY (b.24 May 1825, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Adele MARTEL 13 February 1855 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Delina TREMBLAY (b.7 February 1829, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )

Hermele TREMBLAY (b.11 July 1831, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre TREMBLAY 24 April 1865 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Onesime TREMBLAY (b.10 May 1836, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 15 December 1883, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Zoe AUDET dite LAPOINTE 23 January 1855 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marcel TREMBLAY (b.9 March 1844, Les Éboulements, Canada East d. , )
m. Louise TREMBLAY 22 November 1864 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1784 Birth
13 November 1784
Les Éboulements, 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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
René TREMBLAY and Angélique GIGUERE 8 August 1808, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique GIGUERE died 19 July 1818, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1819 Marriage / Partner
René TREMBLAY and Modeste BOUCHARD 2 February 1819, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 34 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Melanie TREMBLAY was born 20 November 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 36 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Seraphine TREMBLAY was born 26 December 1821, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 37 years old.

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

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

1825 Birth of Child
François-Xavier TREMBLAY was born 24 May 1825, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 40 years old.

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1829 Birth of Child
Marie-Delina TREMBLAY was born 7 February 1829, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 44 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Hermele TREMBLAY was born 11 July 1831, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 46 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Onesime TREMBLAY was born 10 May 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 51 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

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

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Melanie TREMBLAY married 14 June 1842, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Israel TREMBLAY

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

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

1844 Birth of Child
Marcel TREMBLAY was born 9 March 1844, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

René was 59 years old.

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Marriage of Child
Onesime TREMBLAY married 23 January 1855, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Zoe AUDET dite LAPOINTE

1855 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier TREMBLAY married 13 February 1855, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Adele MARTEL

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage of Child
Marcel TREMBLAY married 22 November 1864, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Louise TREMBLAY

1865 Marriage of Child
Hermele TREMBLAY married 24 April 1865, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Pierre TREMBLAY

1866 Death of Spouse/Partner
Modeste BOUCHARD died 15 December 1866, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.