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William
TREMBLAY
(b.
28 June 1878
,
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
d.
17 August 1920
,
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
)
Age: 42
Cause of Death: encephalitis
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TREMBLAY Family Genealogy

William TREMBLAY was born 28 June 1878 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . William TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Anastasie BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin TREMBLAY and Hypolite-Apolline BROUILLET (maternal) Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
William married Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA 28 June 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 14 children. Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was born 30 August 1877 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephine-Eglentine died 16 May 1941 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Marie-Josephine-Eglentine was the child of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS.
William TREMBLAY died 17 August 1920 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Occupation: dye maker at optical co., hairdresser
NOTE: Not sure if this is the case here, but... According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), "Encephalitis lethargica is a disease characterized by high fever, headache, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, and lethargy. In acute cases, patients may enter coma. Patients may also experience abnormal eye movements, upper body weakness, muscular pains, tremors, neck rigidity, and behavioral changes including psychosis. The cause of encephalitis lethargica is unknown. Between 1917 to 1928, an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica spread throughout the world, but no recurrence of the epidemic has since been reported."
www.ninds.nih.gov/ disorders/ encephalitis_lethargica/ encephalitis_lethargica.htm
According to BBC News, Tuesday, 27 July 2004, "Mystery of the forgotten plague"
"Encephalitis Lethargica was a devastating illness that swept the world in the 1920's.
It attacked the brain, leaving victims like living statues, speechless and motionless.
During the outbreak, nearly a million died, and millions more were left frozen inside their useless bodies, in institutions.
No-one knew what had caused it, or how to treat it... The bacteria that can cause a simple sore throat had mutated into a much more severe form and triggered the attacks of encaphilitis lethargica. It seems that in some people the body has a massive immune reaction to the streptococcus bacteria and then turns on the body itself; attacking the brain and destroying it."
news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/ hi/ health/ 3930727.stm
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Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA-- Date: 28 June 1898 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was the child of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS
Groom's Name: William Tremblay
Groom's Birth Date: 1878
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Groom's Age: 20
Bride's Name: Josephine Maynard
Bride's Birth Date: 1878
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Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1898
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Augustus Tremblay
Groom's Mother's Name: A. Boucher
Bride's Father's Name: Albert Maynard
Bride's Mother's Name: Lucy Giroux
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 40
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Source: familysearch.org
Children of William TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA:


Lucy Exena TREMBLAY (b.13 March 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 June 1993, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Louis Raoul METRAS 25 November 1929 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

George Elzear TREMBLAY (b.14 April 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 August 1961, Flint, Michigan, USA)
m. Mary Rose LAMONTAGNE 8 September 1924 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Mary Nelida TREMBLAY (b.31 July 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 January 1988, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Ford Page SHAFER 25 July 1929 in Flint, Michigan, USA

William Lionel TREMBLAY (b.6 October 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 August 1969, Manistique, Michigan, USA)
m. Florence LEMELIN 7 November 1924 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA


Albert Lewis Rodolph TREMBLAY (b.24 December 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 December 1992, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Beatrice M LECLAIR 23 November 1925 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)


Wilfred Roland TREMBLAY (b.14 December 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 January 1921, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Josephine Lilian TREMBLAY (b.6 April 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 April 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY (b.25 May 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 February 1959, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE) 29 June 1936 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)


Edgar Arthur ("Ben") TREMBLAY (b.27 December 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 August 1977, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Jeannette Marie Louise LIPPE 11 February 1933 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alice Lorraine TREMBLAY (b.28 April 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 November 1977, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Philias J LEFEBVRE 1 July 1932 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)


Arthur Raymond TREMBLAY (b.16 July 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 September 2008, Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA)
m. Dorothy Ruth BISHOP 25 November 1937 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Leona Camelia TREMBLAY (b.16 July 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 October 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Charles Edward TREMBLAY (b.12 July 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 September 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )


Louise Lillian TREMBLAY (b.3 March 1920, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 December 2007, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. George Eugene Harmala MELTAUS 10 April 1959 in Pomfret, Connecticut, USA (Abington)




Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was the child of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS
Groom's Name: William Tremblay
Groom's Birth Date: 1878
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 20
Bride's Name: Josephine Maynard
Bride's Birth Date: 1878
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1898
Marriage Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Augustus Tremblay
Groom's Mother's Name: A. Boucher
Bride's Father's Name: Albert Maynard
Bride's Mother's Name: Lucy Giroux
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01161-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2047599
Reference Number: 40
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Source: familysearch.org
Children of William TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA:




m. Louis Raoul METRAS 25 November 1929 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)



m. Mary Rose LAMONTAGNE 8 September 1924 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)



m. Ford Page SHAFER 25 July 1929 in Flint, Michigan, USA



m. Florence LEMELIN 7 November 1924 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA




m. Beatrice M LECLAIR 23 November 1925 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)










m. Jeanne LEMERY (LEMERIE) 29 June 1936 in Killingly, Connecticut, USA (Danielson) (Dayville) (East Killingly) (Attawaugan) (Ballouville)




m. Jeannette Marie Louise LIPPE 11 February 1933 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)



m. Philias J LEFEBVRE 1 July 1932 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)




m. Dorothy Ruth BISHOP 25 November 1937 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)










m. George Eugene Harmala MELTAUS 10 April 1959 in Pomfret, Connecticut, USA (Abington)
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Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Hotel Columbia, postmarked 1910
Built in 1867, by Leonard Cutler. Purchased by Thomas F. Murphy in 1904.
"This hotel has forty rooms and a restaurant for its guests, and is a leading hostelry of Southbridge." www.digitalcommonwealth.org
Postcard
1878 Birth
Tremblay Guillaume Southbridge 1878 birth - parents Augustin Tremblay and Anastasie Boucher, both born in Canada. Father listed as a laborer.
Name: Guillaume Tremblay
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date:
Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1878
Birthplace: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Augustin Tremblay
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Anastasie Boucher ...Read MORE...
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910
Tremblay Guillaume Southbridge 1878 birth - parents Augustin Tremblay and Anastasie Boucher, both born in Canada. Father listed as a laborer.
Name: Guillaume Tremblay
Gender: Male
Baptism/ Christening Date:
Baptism/ Christening Place:
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1878
Birthplace: Southbridge, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Augustin Tremblay
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Anastasie Boucher ...Read MORE...
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910

Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Town Hall & High School, Elm Street, postmarked 1910, built in 1888
Southbridge Town Hall is an historic town hall at 41 Elm Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The imposing Romanesque Revival building was built in 1888 to serve as both the... Read MORE...
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Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
View of South Main Street
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1892 New York State Census
1892 NY Census
Clinton, Clinton, New York
Dated 16 Feb 1892
Augustus Trombly, m, 68, b. Canada, farmer
Phebe Trombly, f, 31, b. Canada
Rosa Trombly, f, 21, b. Canada
Tilda Trombly, f, 17, b. Canada
Willie Trombly, m, 15, b. U.S.
Napoleon Trombly, m, 9, b. U.S.
Arthur Trombly, m, 10, b. Canada
George Trombly, m, 8, b. Canada
Joseph Trombly, m, 3, b. U.S.
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1892 NY Census
Clinton, Clinton, New York
Dated 16 Feb 1892
Augustus Trombly, m, 68, b. Canada, farmer
Phebe Trombly, f, 31, b. Canada
Rosa Trombly, f, 21, b. Canada
Tilda Trombly, f, 17, b. Canada
Willie Trombly, m, 15, b. U.S.
Napoleon Trombly, m, 9, b. U.S.
Arthur Trombly, m, 10, b. Canada
George Trombly, m, 8, b. Canada
Joseph Trombly, m, 3, b. U.S.
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William TREMBLAY and Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA 28 June 1898, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1898
William married Josephine Maynard on June 28, 1898 in Southbridge, MA. He was 20. She was 21. Both were born in Southbridge. Both were spec makers. His parents were Augustus and A. Boucher. Her parents (adoptive) were Albert Maynard and Lucy Giroux.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910
William married Josephine Maynard on June 28, 1898 in Southbridge, MA. He was 20. She was 21. Both were born in Southbridge. Both were spec makers. His parents were Augustus and A. Boucher. Her parents (adoptive) were Albert Maynard and Lucy Giroux.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910
1900 Morris Street, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Maynard, Albert, head, b. May 1853, age 47, b. Canada, married 26 years, b. Canada, year of immigration 1864, alien, occupation: ? painter
Maynard, Lucy, wife, b. Jun 1854, age 45, b. Canada, married 26 years, mother of 0 children
Tremblay, William, son-in-law, b. Jun 1878, age 21, b. MA, married 2 years, occupation: Tozal? Frame
Tremblay, Josephine, daughter, b. Aug 1878, age 21, b. Canada, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child...Read MORE...
1900 U.S. Census
Maynard, Albert, head, b. May 1853, age 47, b. Canada, married 26 years, b. Canada, year of immigration 1864, alien, occupation: ? painter
Maynard, Lucy, wife, b. Jun 1854, age 45, b. Canada, married 26 years, mother of 0 children
Tremblay, William, son-in-law, b. Jun 1878, age 21, b. MA, married 2 years, occupation: Tozal? Frame
Tremblay, Josephine, daughter, b. Aug 1878, age 21, b. Canada, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child...Read MORE...
1900 U.S. Census

Lucy Exena TREMBLAY was born 13 March 1900, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

George Elzear TREMBLAY was born 14 April 1901, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Mary Nelida TREMBLAY was born 31 July 1902, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William Lionel TREMBLAY was born 6 October 1903, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Albert Lewis Rodolph TREMBLAY was born 24 December 1905, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Wilfred Roland TREMBLAY was born 14 December 1907, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Josephine Lilian TREMBLAY was born 6 April 1909, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1910
ftp.us-census.org/ pub/ usgenweb/ census/ ma/ worcester/ 1910/ ed1953-pg030a.txt shows the Tremblay family living at 6A Cohassee Street:
TREMBLEY William Head M W 31 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts . . ENG d?ye maker optical works
TREMBLEY Josephine Wife F W 32 ...Read MORE...
1910 U.S. Census
ftp.us-census.org/ pub/ usgenweb/ census/ ma/ worcester/ 1910/ ed1953-pg030a.txt shows the Tremblay family living at 6A Cohassee Street:
TREMBLEY William Head M W 31 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts . . ENG d?ye maker optical works
TREMBLEY Josephine Wife F W 32 ...Read MORE...
1910 U.S. Census

Eugene Gregory TREMBLAY was born 25 May 1910, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Edgar Arthur ("Ben") TREMBLAY was born 27 December 1911, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Alice Lorraine TREMBLAY was born 28 April 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Arthur Raymond TREMBLAY was born 16 July 1914, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Leona Camelia TREMBLAY was born 16 July 1915, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1917
Registered in Southbridge, MA. Employed at American Optical. Difficult to read.
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registered in Southbridge, MA. Employed at American Optical. Difficult to read.
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Charles Edward TREMBLAY was born 12 July 1917, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
1919 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Tremblay, Exena L, emp A O Co, b William Tremblay's
Tremblay, William (Josephine) (Tremblay & Guertin) also emp A O Co h Fairlawn Ave RFD 1 (William Tremblay and Alfred Guertin) hairdressers 39 Mechanics
1919 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
Tremblay, Exena L, emp A O Co, b William Tremblay's
Tremblay, William (Josephine) (Tremblay & Guertin) also emp A O Co h Fairlawn Ave RFD 1 (William Tremblay and Alfred Guertin) hairdressers 39 Mechanics
1919 Massachusetts City Directory - Southbridge
1920 Harrington Street, Southbridge, Massachusetts
Tremblay, William, head, age 41, b. MA, parents b. Canada, dye maker at optical company
Tremblay, Josephine E., wife, age 41, b. Canada, year of immigration 1878, naturalized, parents b. Canada
Tremblay, Exena L., daughter, age 19, b. MA, inspecting at optical company
Tremblay, Elzear G., son, age 18, b. MA, machinist at machine shop
Tremblay, Nelida E., daughter, age 17, b. MA, clerical work at optical company
Tremblay, Lionel W., son, age ...Read MORE...
1920 U.S. Census
Tremblay, William, head, age 41, b. MA, parents b. Canada, dye maker at optical company
Tremblay, Josephine E., wife, age 41, b. Canada, year of immigration 1878, naturalized, parents b. Canada
Tremblay, Exena L., daughter, age 19, b. MA, inspecting at optical company
Tremblay, Elzear G., son, age 18, b. MA, machinist at machine shop
Tremblay, Nelida E., daughter, age 17, b. MA, clerical work at optical company
Tremblay, Lionel W., son, age ...Read MORE...
1920 U.S. Census
1920
Place of Death: Worcester City Hospital. Residence: 5 Fairlawn Ave. Southbridge. Died 17 Aug 1920. Age: 42. Cause of Death: Encephalitis. Place of Burial: St. George, Southbridge.
Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Southbridge, MA -- microfilm -- Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, MA
Place of Death: Worcester City Hospital. Residence: 5 Fairlawn Ave. Southbridge. Died 17 Aug 1920. Age: 42. Cause of Death: Encephalitis. Place of Burial: St. George, Southbridge.
Index to Births, Marriages and Deaths in the Town of Southbridge, MA -- microfilm -- Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, MA

Louise Lillian TREMBLAY was born 3 March 1920, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Obituary
From Southbridge Herald, Thursday, Aug. 19, 1920
William Tremblay, age 42 years, 1 month and 19 days, of Fairlawn avenue, died Tuesday at the City hospital in Worcester, where he was taken Friday for treatment. he was born in Southbridge, son of Augustus and Anastasia (Boucher) Tremblay, and had lived here all his life. He was a die maker and worked at the American Optical Co. plant, and conducted a barber shop on Mechanic street nights. He was ...Read MORE...
From Southbridge Herald, Thursday, Aug. 19, 1920
William Tremblay, age 42 years, 1 month and 19 days, of Fairlawn avenue, died Tuesday at the City hospital in Worcester, where he was taken Friday for treatment. he was born in Southbridge, son of Augustus and Anastasia (Boucher) Tremblay, and had lived here all his life. He was a die maker and worked at the American Optical Co. plant, and conducted a barber shop on Mechanic street nights. He was ...Read MORE...

17 August 1920
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
William is buried at: St. George’s Cemetery
Paige Hill
Southbridge, Massachusetts
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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