Robert
GAGNON (GASGNON)
Born
1 March 1628
,
Ste-Madeleine Ventrouze, Orne, France
Died
2 September 1703
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Born: 1 March 1628 in Ste-Madeleine Ventrouze, Orne, France
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Robert was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1657.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert married Marie PARENTEAU 3 October 1657 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie PARENTEAU was born abt. 1641 in France. Marie died 17 November 1705 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.
Robert GAGNON (GASGNON) died 2 September 1703 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
son of Jean Gagnon and Marie Geffray
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Robert GAGNON (GASGNON)
Robert GAGNON (GASGNON) married 
Marie PARENTEAU
Marriage date: 3 October 1657
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Marie PARENTEAUMarriage date: 3 October 1657
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Robert GAGNON (GASGNON) and Marie PARENTEAU
Jean GAGNONBorn: 16 February 1659, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Married: Jeanne LOIGNON 29 October 1686 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Married: Marguerite BOUCHARD 1693
Married: Françoise DORÉ 4 November 1718 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Elisabeth GAGNONBorn: 29 September 1661, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1703, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1703, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Married: Louis MOREAU 21 February 1678 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Married: Jean BARIL dit BARICOURT 25 May 1684 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Claude GAGNONBorn: 05 April 1664, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON)Born: abt. 1666, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 January 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 25 January 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Married: Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) 24 January 1695 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Marie GAGNONBorn: 7 July 1668, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 10 March 1747, Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-François GAGNONBorn: 21 August 1670, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 January 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre GAGNONBorn: 15 February 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 9 February 1703, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 9 February 1703, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Married: Louise LÉTOURNEAU 18 January 1700 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Anne GAGNONBorn: 14 May 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 19 March 1767, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 March 1767, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Hippolyte THIBIERGE (THIVIERGE) 17 January 1695 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph CHARLAND 9 March 1707 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Renee GAGNONBorn: 27 February 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1703, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1703, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Joseph GAGNONBorn: 17 September 1680, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1742, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1742, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU) 13 November 1710 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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Birth — 16281 March 1628
Ste-Madeleine Ventrouze, Orne, France
Biography
GAGNON, Robert 241626
Statut Marié
Date de baptême 01-03-1628
Lieu d'origine La Ventrouze (Ste-Madeleine) (Orne) 61500
Lieu actuel La Ventrouze
Parents Jean GAGNON et Marie Geoffroy
Date de mariage des parents 16-02-1623
Lieu de mariage des parents La Ventrouze (Ste-Madeleine) (61500)
Première mention au pays 1655
Occupation à l'arrivée Migrant
Date de mariage 03-10-1657
Lieu du mariage Québec (Notre-Dame)
Conjoint Marie Parenteau
Décès ou inhumation Ste-Famille, Île-d'Orléans, 02-09-1703
Remarques l est né au lieu-dit : La Gaignonnière à Tourouvre. Une plaque commémorative est apposée en 1995 dans l'église à La Ventrouze.
Identification* DGFQ, p. 452
Chercheur(s) Archange Godbout
Référence* RAPQ, 1975, p. 187-188 ; MSGCF, vol. 3, p. 173-182
Date de modification 2016-09-15
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GAGNON, Robert 241626
Statut Marié
Date de baptême 01-03-1628
Lieu d'origine La Ventrouze (Ste-Madeleine) (Orne) 61500
Lieu actuel La Ventrouze
Parents Jean GAGNON et Marie Geoffroy
Date de mariage des parents 16-02-1623
Lieu de mariage des parents La Ventrouze (Ste-Madeleine) (61500)
Première mention au pays 1655
Occupation à l'arrivée Migrant
Date de mariage 03-10-1657
Lieu du mariage Québec (Notre-Dame)
Conjoint Marie Parenteau
Décès ou inhumation Ste-Famille, Île-d'Orléans, 02-09-1703
Remarques l est né au lieu-dit : La Gaignonnière à Tourouvre. Une plaque commémorative est apposée en 1995 dans l'église à La Ventrouze.
Identification* DGFQ, p. 452
Chercheur(s) Archange Godbout
Référence* RAPQ, 1975, p. 187-188 ; MSGCF, vol. 3, p. 173-182
Date de modification 2016-09-15
www.fichierorigine.com/recherche?numero=241626
Biography
Pioneer Robert Gagnon was laid to rest on September 2nd, 1703, at Île-d'Orléans, Québec. It's likely Robert was a distant relation of the Percheron immigrant family Gagnon from nearby Tourouvre.
Robert and wife Marie Parenteau had ten children. Three of their adult children (Elisabeth, Pierre and Renée) died within weeks of each other in the winter of 1702-3, during the great smallpox epidemic that struck the St Lawrence valley.
Their grandson Jean (m. Geneviève Gamache, 1713) adopted the dit-name Belles-Isles (Belzile): NHL hockey player Alex Belzile is probably descended on this line. Other notable descendants of Marie and Robert are Céline Dion, Madonna and celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse.
[Sources: PRDH; 'Robert Gagnon', Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.22, pp.78-93), Jacques Saintonge (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), Palm Harbor, Florida, 1992]
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Pioneer Robert Gagnon was laid to rest on September 2nd, 1703, at Île-d'Orléans, Québec. It's likely Robert was a distant relation of the Percheron immigrant family Gagnon from nearby Tourouvre.
Robert and wife Marie Parenteau had ten children. Three of their adult children (Elisabeth, Pierre and Renée) died within weeks of each other in the winter of 1702-3, during the great smallpox epidemic that struck the St Lawrence valley.
Their grandson Jean (m. Geneviève Gamache, 1713) adopted the dit-name Belles-Isles (Belzile): NHL hockey player Alex Belzile is probably descended on this line. Other notable descendants of Marie and Robert are Céline Dion, Madonna and celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse.
[Sources: PRDH; 'Robert Gagnon', Our French-Canadian Ancestors (vol.22, pp.78-93), Jacques Saintonge (Thomas J. Laforest (tr.)), Palm Harbor, Florida, 1992]
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1657 Marriage / PartnerRobert GAGNON (GASGNON) and Marie PARENTEAU 3 October 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
He was 29 years old.
1659 Birth of ChildJean GAGNON was born 16 February 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Robert was 30 years old.
1661 - Sainte-Famille, the first parish on the island (d'Orleans), was established in 1661.
Robert Gagnon settled there around 1650 and the parish of Sainte-Famille was established in 1661, thus becoming the oldest parish on Île d’Orléans.
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Robert Gagnon settled there around 1650 and the parish of Sainte-Famille was established in 1661, thus becoming the oldest parish on Île d’Orléans.
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1661 Birth of ChildElisabeth GAGNON was born 29 September 1661, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Robert was 33 years old.
1664 Birth of ChildClaude GAGNON was born 05 April 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Robert was 36 years old.
1668 Birth of ChildMarie GAGNON was born 7 July 1668, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Robert was 40 years old.
1670 Birth of ChildJean-François GAGNON was born 21 August 1670, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Robert was 42 years old.
1673 Birth of ChildPierre GAGNON was born 15 February 1673, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Robert was 44 years old.
1675 Birth of ChildAnne GAGNON was born 14 May 1675, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Robert was 47 years old.
1678 Marriage of ChildElisabeth GAGNON married 21 February 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louis MOREAU
1678 Birth of ChildRenee GAGNON was born 27 February 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Robert was 50 years old.
1680 Birth of ChildJoseph GAGNON was born 17 September 1680, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Robert was 52 years old.
1684 Marriage of ChildElisabeth GAGNON married 25 May 1684, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean BARIL dit BARICOURT
1686 Marriage of ChildJean GAGNON married 29 October 1686, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jeanne LOIGNON
1688 Death of ChildJean-François GAGNON died 4 January 1688, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Robert was 59 years old.
 - 1689 map
Ste-Famille, showing Robert Gagnon's residence
by ROBERT DE VILLENEUVE
Québec : Société de généalogie de Québec, 1976){kind=small}
1689 map
Ste-Famille, showing Robert Gagnon's residence
by ROBERT DE VILLENEUVE
Québec : Société de généalogie de Québec, 1976
1695 Marriage of ChildAnne GAGNON married 17 January 1695, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Hippolyte THIBIERGE (THIVIERGE)
1695 Marriage of ChildJacques GAGNON (GASGNON) married 24 January 1695, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON)
1700 Marriage of ChildPierre GAGNON married 18 January 1700, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Louise LÉTOURNEAU
Death — 17032 September 1703
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 75.
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