Benjamin TREMBLAY

(b. 28 July 1842 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East d. 9 June 1931 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )

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Benjamin TREMBLAY was born 28 July 1842 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Benjamin TREMBLAY was the child of Florent TREMBLAY and Marine GUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY and Elisabeth POITEVIN dite POTVIN (maternal) Yves-Michel GUAY and Constance-Ursule-Dorothee GAGNON

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Benjamin married Zoe TREMBLAY 18 February 1862 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Zoe TREMBLAY was born 16 August 1843 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Zoe died 24 May 1870 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Zoe was the child of Damase TREMBLAY and Seraphine FORTIN.

Benjamin married (2) Zoe BERGERON 29 August 1871 in La Baie, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Zoe BERGERON was born abt. 1852 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Zoe died 10 August 1887 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Zoe was the child of Alexis BERGERON and Leocadie BOIVIN.

Benjamin married (3) Marie-Louise TREMBLAY 3 September 1888 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise TREMBLAY was born 6 February 1849 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Louise was the child of Arsene-Eugene TREMBLAY and Louise GAGNON.

Benjamin married (4) Henriette GUIMOND 1 January 1895 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada . Henriette GUIMOND was born 13 June 1854 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Henriette died 25 October 1910 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Henriette was the child of Stanislas-Martin GUIMOND and Henriette PLOURDE.

Benjamin TREMBLAY died 9 June 1931 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada .
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Benjamin TREMBLAY married

Zoe TREMBLAY-- Date: 18 February 1862 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
Zoe TREMBLAY was the child of Damase TREMBLAY and Seraphine FORTIN

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Children of Benjamin TREMBLAY and Zoe TREMBLAY:

Benjamin TREMBLAY married

Zoe BERGERON-- Date: 29 August 1871 Place: La Baie, Québec, Canada
Zoe BERGERON was the child of Alexis BERGERON and Leocadie BOIVIN

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Children of Benjamin TREMBLAY and Zoe BERGERON:

Diana TREMBLAY (b.1 October 1875, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada d. , )

Benjamin TREMBLAY married

Marie-Louise TREMBLAY-- Date: 3 September 1888 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise TREMBLAY was the child of Arsene-Eugene TREMBLAY and Louise GAGNON

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Benjamin TREMBLAY married

Henriette GUIMOND-- Date: 1 January 1895 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada
Henriette GUIMOND was the child of Stanislas-Martin GUIMOND and Henriette PLOURDE

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1842 Birth
28 July 1842
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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

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

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.

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

1862 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin TREMBLAY and Zoe TREMBLAY 18 February 1862, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 19 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Zoe TREMBLAY died 24 May 1870, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1871 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin TREMBLAY and Zoe BERGERON 29 August 1871, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

He was 29 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1875 Birth of Child
Diana TREMBLAY was born 1 October 1875, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Benjamin was 33 years old.

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.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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

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

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

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1887 Death of Spouse/Partner
Zoe BERGERON died 10 August 1887, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1888 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin TREMBLAY and Marie-Louise TREMBLAY 3 September 1888, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 46 years old.

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

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1895 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin TREMBLAY and Henriette GUIMOND 1 January 1895, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 52 years old.

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

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)

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

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1910 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henriette GUIMOND died 25 October 1910, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

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)