Pierre GAGNON

Born

28 November 1728 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

20 February 1812 , St-Léon-le-Grand, Canada

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Pierre GAGNON Marie CHARRIER

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Born: 28 November 1728 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GAGNON

Mother: Marie CHARRIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON , Helene CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis CHARRIER , 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) 2 children.
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.

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Marguerite DASSYLVA
Marriage date: 20 April 1751
Marriage 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-Marguerite GAGNON

Born: 3 February 1757, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 30 January 1815, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Charles CLEMENT dit LALLEMENT 25 October 1784 Place: Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marie-Anne GAGNON

Born: 15 October 1769, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 May 1838, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE 25 January 1790 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1728
28 November 1728
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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)

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAGNON was born 3 February 1757, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 28 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DASSYLVA died 1 May 1784, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite GAGNON married 25 October 1784, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Charles CLEMENT dit LALLEMENT

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON married 25 January 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1812
20 February 1812
St-Léon-le-Grand, Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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