François GAGNON

Born

26 October 1782 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 September 1869 , Saint-Sylvestre, Québec, Canada

Age: 86

François married Thérèse PARADIS 5 November 1804 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse PARADIS was born 4 July 1785 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada . Thérèse died 18 June 1829 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada .

François married Marie-Pauline-Apolline DUBOIS 18 May 1835 in Saint-Sylvestre, Lower Canada .
Marie-Pauline-Apolline DUBOIS was born 16 July 1803 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada . Marie-Pauline-Apolline died 17 December 1846 in Saint-Sylvestre, Canada East .

Parents & Family of François GAGNON

Parents of François GAGNON

Father

François-Xavier GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU

Grandparents of François GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON Charlotte BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU Marie-Rose FERLAND

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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GAGNON

François GAGNON married

Thérèse PARADIS
Marriage date: 5 November 1804
Marriage place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François GAGNON and Thérèse PARADIS

Thérèse GAGNON

Born: 8 August 1805, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 7 July 1886, St-Sylvestre, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada

Married: Antoine PARENT 28 January 1828 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Isaac GAGNON

Born: 4 February 1809, St-Gilles, Beauce, Lower Canada
Died: 24 May 1893, Fortierville, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ 12 February 1839

François GAGNON married

Marie-Pauline-Apolline DUBOIS
Marriage date: 18 May 1835
Marriage place: Saint-Sylvestre, Lower Canada

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François GAGNON and Marie-Pauline-Apolline DUBOIS

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1782
26 October 1782
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1804 Marriage / Partner
François GAGNON and Thérèse PARADIS 5 November 1804, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 22 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Thérèse GAGNON was born 8 August 1805, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

François was 22 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Isaac GAGNON was born 4 February 1809, St-Gilles, Beauce, Québec, Canada

François was 26 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Thérèse GAGNON married 28 January 1828, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada to Antoine PARENT

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse PARADIS died 18 June 1829, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage / Partner
François GAGNON and Marie-Pauline-Apolline DUBOIS 18 May 1835, Saint-Sylvestre, Québec, Canada (East)

He was 52 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Pauline-Apolline DUBOIS died 17 December 1846, Saint-Sylvestre, Québec, Canada (East)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.