Olivier GAGNÉ

(b. 7 May 1649 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. abt. 1700 , )

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Olivier GAGNÉ was born 7 May 1649 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Olivier GAGNÉ was the child of Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marie MICHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Marie LAUNAY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Olivier married Elizabeth PEPIN 8 November 1679 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Elizabeth PEPIN was born 16 February 1662 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Elizabeth died 06 July 1738 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE).

Olivier GAGNÉ died abt. 1700 in .

born in the Cap-Tourmente seigneury of Saint-Joachim

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Olivier GAGNÉ married

Elizabeth PEPIN-- Date: 8 November 1679 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Elizabeth PEPIN was the child of Antoine PEPIN and Marie TESTU (TESTE)

Children of Olivier GAGNÉ and Elizabeth PEPIN:

Dominique GAGNE (b.14 April 1684, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 28 July 1755, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Madeleine BUTEAU 5 July 1706 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAGNE (b.19 September 1686, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1753, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Claire BUTEAU 5 July 1706 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Elizabeth GAGNE (b.31 December 1689, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1717, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 28 November 1708 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie GAGNÉ (b.13 December 1692, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 April 1758, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)

Genevieve GAGNÉ (b.28 September 1695, Grosse-Ile, Canada d. 12 June 1778, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Augustin BONNEAU dit LABÉCASSE 12 June 1713 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine GAGNE (b.25 January 1698, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1776, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph MALBOEUF 6 October 1721 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph GAGNÉ (b.30 September 1700, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Elisabeth BOLDUC 17 April 1730 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1649 Birth
7 May 1649
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Baptism
Olivier Gasnier
born 7 May 1649, baptised 7 June 1649
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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'Olivier, born at Cap Tourmente, conditionally baptized by the Breton patriarch Olivier Letardif, was baptized at the Letardif home on 8 June 1649 by the Jesuit Joseph-Imbert Duperon. He gave his heart to Isabelle Pepin at Sainte-Famille, I.O, on 8 November 1679, and became the guardian of ten children...'

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

1649 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

1679 Marriage / Partner
Olivier GAGNÉ and Elizabeth PEPIN 8 November 1679 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Dominique GAGNE was born 14 April 1684, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Olivier was 34 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNE was born 19 September 1686, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Olivier was 37 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Elizabeth GAGNE was born 31 December 1689, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Olivier was 40 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Marie GAGNÉ was born 13 December 1692, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Olivier was 43 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAGNÉ was born 28 September 1695, Grosse-Ile, Canada

Olivier was 46 years old.

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

1698 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAGNE was born 25 January 1698, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Olivier was 48 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNÉ was born 30 September 1700, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Olivier was 51 years old.

Added: 5/4/2010 9:13:50 AM - Updated: 12/6/2018 4:33:29 PM