Louis
GAGNÉ (GASNIER)
Born
13 September 1612
,
Ige, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Died
abt. 1661
,
Québec, Canada, New France
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Louis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1644.
The great majority of the American bearers of the surname Gagne or Gagné are descendants of one or another of the brothers Louis and Pierre Gasnier from Igé in Orne, France, who arrived in QC in the 1640s.
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER)
Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) married 
Marie MICHEL
Marriage date: 11 June 1638
Marriage place: , France
Marie MICHELMarriage date: 11 June 1638
Marriage place: , France
Marriage notes:
"ABOUT THE AGE OF TWENTY-SIX, LOUIS DECIDED TO MARRY. ABOUT 1638, HE FOUND A RARE PEARL AT SAINT-MARTIN-DU-VIEUX-BELLEME. SHE HAD BEEN FATHERLESS SINCE 28 SEPTEMBER 1632. SHE WAS MARIE MICHEL, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE PIERRE AND OF LOUISE GORY.
THE COUPLE LIVED AT IGE WHERE THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN, THE FRUIT OF THEIR LOVE. THE ELDER, LOUIS, WAS BAPTIZED AT NOTRE-DAME-DE-VAIR ON 8 SEPTEMBER 1639... THEN AT IGE ON 21 JANUARY 1642, THE ELDEST OF THE DAUGHTERS, LOUISE, WAS BAPTIZED... LIKE MANY PEOPLE OF PERCHE AT THAT TIME WHO DREAMED OF THE NEW WORLD, THE GAGNES ALSO HAD THEIR EYES ON THIS LAND WITH THE IMMENSE RIVER, ENDLESS FORESTS AND INEXHAUSTIBLE RICHES. LOUIS GAGNE LOST HIS MOTHER MARIE LAUNAY ON 9 APRIL 1640. THE TIES WERE BROKEN. IT WAS NECESSARY TO CREATE NEW ONES."
THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME XII, PAGES 128-129
Children of Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marie MICHEL
Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER)
Born: 21 January 1642, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Perche, France
Died: 27 April 1721, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1721, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Married: Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT 25 May 1654 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie GAGNÉ
Born: 5 September 1644 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1717, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 18 November 1717, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Married: Andre BERTHELOT dit LELOUTRE 26 January 1659 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Married: Jacques ABELIN 30 July 1690 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE
Married: Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET 28 October 1668 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Olivier GAGNÉ
Born: 7 May 1649, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1700,
Died: abt. 1700,
Married: Elizabeth PEPIN 8 November 1679 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Louis GAGNÉ
Born: 7 July 1651, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1698, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1698, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Married: Marie GAGNON 9 February 1678 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Anne GAGNÉ
Born: 27 October 1653 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1723,
Died: abt. 1723,
Married: François-Normand LACROIX 11 September 1670 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Ignace GAGNÉ
Married: Barbe DODIER 5 November 1680 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Married: Louise TREMBLAY 5 November 1689 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Joachim GAGNÉ
Born: abt. 1660, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 February 1688, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1688, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Married: Therese-Louise MARCOUX 12 January 1682 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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1612 Baptism
'It was at the church of Saint-Martin in Ige, that Louis Gagne, son of Louis and Marie Launay, was baptized on 13 September 1612. His godfathers were Francois Vaillant and Rene Laireau; his godmother was Francoise Launay, undoubtedly a relative. Why two godfathers? Very Catholic prudence! When one godfather died, the surviving one took over the obligations...'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 128
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 128
Birth — 161213 September 1612
Ige, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
1638 Marriage / PartnerLouis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marie MICHEL 11 June 1638, , France
He was 25 years old.
1639 Birth of ChildLouis GAGNÉ was born 8 September 1639, , France
Louis was 27 years old.
1642 Birth of ChildLouise GAGNÉ (GASNIER) was born 21 January 1642, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Perche, France
Louis was 29 years old.
1644 Birth of ChildMarie GAGNÉ was born 5 September 1644 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Louis was 32 years old.
1647 Birth of ChildPierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was born 27 March 1647, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Louis was 34 years old.
1649 Birth of ChildOlivier GAGNÉ was born 7 May 1649, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Louis was 36 years old.
1651 Birth of ChildLouis GAGNÉ was born 7 July 1651, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Louis was 38 years old.
1653 Birth of ChildAnne GAGNÉ was born 27 October 1653 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Louis was 41 years old.
1654 Marriage of ChildLouise GAGNÉ (GASNIER) married 25 May 1654, Québec, Canada, New France to Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT
1656 Birth of ChildIgnace GAGNÉ was born 12 March 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Louis was 43 years old.
1659 Marriage of ChildMarie GAGNÉ married 26 January 1659, , Québec Province, Canada to Andre BERTHELOT dit LELOUTRE
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