Louis
GAGNÉ (GASNIER)
(b.
13 September 1612
,
Ige, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
d.
abt. 1661
,
Québec, Canada, New France
)
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Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) was born 13 September 1612 in Ige, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) was the child of Louis GAGNÉ and Marie LAUNAYLouis was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1644.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Marie MICHEL 11 June 1638 in France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie MICHEL was born abt. 1620 in France. Marie died 12 November 1687 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).
Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) died abt. 1661 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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.
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.
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.
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Family and Children of Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER)
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Marie MICHEL-- Date: 11 June 1638 Place: , France
"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:
Louis GAGNÉ (b.8 September 1639, , France d. , )
Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER) (b.21 January 1642, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Perche, France d. 27 April 1721, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )
m. Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT 25 May 1654 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie GAGNÉ (b.5 September 1644 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1717, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Andre BERTHELOT dit LELOUTRE 26 January 1659 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Jacques ABELIN 30 July 1690 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE (b.27 March 1647, Québec, Canada, New France d. April 1710, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France )
m. Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET 28 October 1668 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Olivier GAGNÉ (b.7 May 1649, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. abt. 1700, )
m. Elizabeth PEPIN 8 November 1679 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Louis GAGNÉ (b.7 July 1651, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 June 1698, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Marie GAGNON 9 February 1678 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Anne GAGNÉ (b.27 October 1653 , Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1723, )
m. François-Normand LACROIX 11 September 1670 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Ignace GAGNÉ (b.12 March 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 July 1702, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Barbe DODIER 5 November 1680 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
m. Louise TREMBLAY 5 November 1689 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Joachim GAGNÉ (b.abt. 1660, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 February 1688, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Therese-Louise MARCOUX 12 January 1682 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
Marie MICHEL-- Date: 11 June 1638 Place: , France"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:
Louis GAGNÉ (b.8 September 1639, , France d. , ) Louise GAGNÉ (GASNIER) (b.21 January 1642, Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Perche, France d. 27 April 1721, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France )m. Claude BOUCHARD dit LEPETIT 25 May 1654 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Marie GAGNÉ (b.5 September 1644 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1717, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )m. Andre BERTHELOT dit LELOUTRE 26 January 1659 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Jacques ABELIN 30 July 1690 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE (b.27 March 1647, Québec, Canada, New France d. April 1710, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France )m. Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET 28 October 1668 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Olivier GAGNÉ (b.7 May 1649, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. abt. 1700, )m. Elizabeth PEPIN 8 November 1679 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Louis GAGNÉ (b.7 July 1651, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 June 1698, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )m. Marie GAGNON 9 February 1678 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Anne GAGNÉ (b.27 October 1653 , Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1723, )m. François-Normand LACROIX 11 September 1670 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Ignace GAGNÉ (b.12 March 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 July 1702, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Barbe DODIER 5 November 1680 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
m. Louise TREMBLAY 5 November 1689 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Joachim GAGNÉ (b.abt. 1660, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 February 1688, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Therese-Louise MARCOUX 12 January 1682 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
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1612 Birth 13 September 1612
Ige, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
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
'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
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, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) 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 (Quebec) to Andre BERTHELOT dit LELOUTRE
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