Pierre GAGNON

(b. 28 November 1728 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1812 , St-Léon-le-Grand, Canada )

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Pierre GAGNON was born 28 November 1728 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Pierre GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marie CHARRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Helene CLOUTIER (maternal) Louis CHARRIER and Marie-Jeanne GUÉRIN dite BRUNET

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Pierre married Marguerite DASSYLVA 20 April 1751 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marguerite DASSYLVA was born 15 January 1733 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 1 May 1784 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Marie DASSYLVA and Marguerite POULIN.

Pierre GAGNON died 20 February 1812 in St-Léon-le-Grand, Canada.
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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

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 MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre GAGNON married

Marguerite DASSYLVA-- Date: 20 April 1751 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marguerite DASSYLVA was the child of Jean-Marie DASSYLVA and Marguerite POULIN

Children of Pierre GAGNON and Marguerite DASSYLVA:

Marie-Anne GAGNON (b.15 October 1769, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE 25 January 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1728 Birth
28 November 1728
Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNON and Marguerite DASSYLVA 20 April 1751, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 22 years old.

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

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.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON was born 15 October 1769, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 40 years old.

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.