Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

(b. 3 April 1721 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1787 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 3 April 1721 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne-Helene LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN (maternal) François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉ

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Jean-Baptiste married Therese LAMBERT 8 July 1749 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Therese LAMBERT was born 29 May 1725 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Therese died 6 January 1752 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Therese was the child of François LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse-Françoise BONHOMME.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Charlotte BOUCHER 26 June 1752 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BOUCHER was born 4 June 1734 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Charlotte died 13 February 1795 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Charlotte was the child of François BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne DEMERS.

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON died 24 March 1787 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married

Therese LAMBERT-- Date: 8 July 1749 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Therese LAMBERT was the child of François LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse-Françoise BONHOMME

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Therese LAMBERT:

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married

Charlotte BOUCHER-- Date: 26 June 1752 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Charlotte BOUCHER was the child of François BOUCHER dit DESROCHES and Marie-Anne DEMERS

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Charlotte BOUCHER:

François-Xavier GAGNON (b.23 March 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1837 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine DRAPEAU 21 January 1782 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1721 Birth
3 April 1721
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Therese LAMBERT 8 July 1749, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Charlotte BOUCHER 26 June 1752 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese LAMBERT died 6 January 1752, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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

1759 Birth of Child
François-Xavier GAGNON was born 23 March 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 37 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.

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.