Modeste TREMBLAY

(b. 30 November 1771 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 April 1814 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Modeste TREMBLAY was born 30 November 1771 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Modeste TREMBLAY was the child of Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Jeanne-Anne VÉZINA (maternal) Charles-François BERNARD dit FONTAINE and Cecile SIMARD dite LOMBRETTE

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Modeste married Jean-François GAGNON 10 November 1788 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Jean-François GAGNON was born 21 November 1764 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Jean-François died 10 May 1846 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Jean-François was the child of Dominique GAGNON and Ursule PILOTE.

Modeste TREMBLAY died 11 April 1814 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Modeste TREMBLAY married

Jean-François GAGNON-- Date: 10 November 1788 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-François GAGNON was the child of Dominique GAGNON and Ursule PILOTE

Children of Jean-François GAGNON and Modeste TREMBLAY:

Louis GAGNON (b.abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie TREMBLAY 8 February 1814 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph GAGNON (b.26 August 1792, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Françoise GAUTHIER 24 January 1815 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Felix GAGNON (b.26 June 1794, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 8 July 1882, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Celeste FOURNIER 23 October 1821 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Jean GAGNON (b.26 March 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Constance MORIN 16 November 1841 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacob-Jacques GAGNON (b.28 November 1797, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 8 December 1862, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Louise FORTIN 5 May 1829 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie GAGNON (b.abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Ambroise GAGNON (b.7 December 1803, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 23 August 1886, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Emilie DESBIENS 28 August 1838 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Laurent GAGNON (b.24 October 1806, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 6 June 1867, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Monique AUDET dite LAPOINTE 20 July 1830 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin-Antoine GAGNON (b.abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 December 1861, Les Éboulements, Canada East )

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1771 Birth
30 November 1771
Les Éboulements, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Modeste TREMBLAY and Jean-François GAGNON 10 November 1788, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 16 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON was born 26 August 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 20 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Felix GAGNON was born 26 June 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 22 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Jean GAGNON was born 26 March 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 24 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Jacob-Jacques GAGNON was born 28 November 1797, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 26 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Ambroise GAGNON was born 7 December 1803, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 32 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Laurent GAGNON was born 24 October 1806, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Modeste was 34 years old.