Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

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27 March 1647 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

April 1710 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER)Marie MICHEL

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Born: 27 March 1647 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

Mother: Marie MICHEL

Paternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Marie LAUNAY

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Pierre married Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET 28 October 1668 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET was born abt. 1642 in France. Louise died 24 May 1714 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola).

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE died April 1710 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

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Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE married

Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET
Marriage date: 28 October 1668
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Children of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

Born: 3 November 1670, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1748, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Married: Louise PROULX 22 June 1700 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

Born: 17 July 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 8 April 1731, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS 11 January 1699 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

Born: 17 February 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1751, Montmagny, Canada, New France

Married: Denis PROULX 17 November 1699 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

François GAGNÉ

Born: 17 November 1677, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Married: Elisabeth LANGLOIS 7 January 1709 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis-Augustin GAGNÉ

Born: 1 February 1680, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 25 February 1748, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Married: Elisabeth CHARLAND 21 November 1707 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Married: Marie BOUDEAU 13 April 1722 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Elisabeth GAGNÉ

Born: 24 August 1683, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph FOURNIER 17 November 1710 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1647
27 March 1647
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Pierre Gasnier
27 March 1647
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Biography
'Pierre was presented for baptism on 27 March 1647, in the presence of the abbot Gilles Nicolet, brother of the explorer Jean. Louise Faure dit Planchet, a daughter of the king, originally from La Rochelle, became his wife in 1668. The couple went to live at Cap-Saint-Ignace and had eight children.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 132

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE - 1647 Baptism

1647 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1668 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET 28 October 1668 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 21 years old.

1670 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE was born 3 November 1670, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Jean GAGNÉ (GASNIER) was born 17 July 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER) was born 17 February 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1677 Birth of Child
François GAGNÉ was born 17 November 1677, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Louis-Augustin GAGNÉ was born 1 February 1680, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GAGNÉ was born 24 August 1683, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Marriage of Child
Jean GAGNÉ (GASNIER) married 11 January 1699 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

1699 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNÉ (GASNIER) married 17 November 1699, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Denis PROULX

1700 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE married 22 June 1700, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Louise PROULX

1707 Marriage of Child
Louis-Augustin GAGNÉ married 21 November 1707, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Elisabeth CHARLAND

1709 Marriage of Child
François GAGNÉ married 7 January 1709, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Elisabeth LANGLOIS