Pierre GAGNE

(b. abt. 1721 , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 March 1786 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre GAGNE was born abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre GAGNE was the child of Francois GAGNE and Françoise POULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Marie GAGNON (maternal) Ignace POULIN and Marguerite PARÉ

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Pierre married Marie-Anne QUÉRILLON (QUIRION) 17 February 1756 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne QUÉRILLON (QUIRION) was born 17 December 1734 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 25 September 1801 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie-Anne was the child of François QUÉRILLON (QUIRION) and Marie-Josephte OTIS.

Pierre GAGNE died 3 March 1786 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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.

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Family and Children of Pierre GAGNE

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Pierre GAGNE married

Marie-Anne QUÉRILLON (QUIRION)-- Date: 17 February 1756 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne QUÉRILLON (QUIRION) was the child of François QUÉRILLON (QUIRION) and Marie-Josephte OTIS

Children of Pierre GAGNE and Marie-Anne QUÉRILLON (QUIRION):

Joseph GAGNE (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 April 1834, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine BOUCHER 13 June 1786 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Anne GAGNE (b.29 December 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada d. 8 October 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PROULX 6 February 1787 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie-Madeleine GAGNE (b.10 September 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis TRUDEL 22 June 1802 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNE and Marie-Anne QUÉRILLON (QUIRION) 17 February 1756, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1762 Birth of Child
Anne GAGNE was born 29 December 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAGNE was born 10 September 1772, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.