Basile GAGNE

Born

20 September 1704 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

28 October 1786 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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Alexis GAGNÉ Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

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Born: 20 September 1704 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Alexis GAGNÉ

Mother: Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ , Louise PICARD

Maternal grandparents: René CLOUTIER , Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANC

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Basile married Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) 18 January 1730 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) was born abt. 1711 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Françoise died 8 March 1765 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Françoise was the child of Jean PINEAULT and Anne CHIASSON.

Basile married (2) Judith ST-LAURENT 23 February 1757 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judith ST-LAURENT was born 8 January 1733 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Judith was the child of Pierre LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Marie-Renee LART dite LARAMÉE.

Basile GAGNE died 28 October 1786 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Sieur de Lafrenaye

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
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Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)
Marriage date: 18 January 1730
Marriage place: Rimouski, Canada, New France
Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) was the child of Jean PINEAULT and Anne CHIASSON

Children of Basile GAGNE and Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

Joseph-Basile GAGNE

Born: 21 May 1731, Rimouski, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jeanne-Elisabeth GAMACHE 14 October 1756 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Thérèse GAGNE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RICHARD 21 October 1777 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Basile GAGNE married

Judith ST-LAURENT
Marriage date: 23 February 1757
Marriage place: Rimouski, Canada, New France
Judith ST-LAURENT was the child of Pierre LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Marie-Renee LART dite LARAMÉE

Children of Basile GAGNE and Judith ST-LAURENT

Pierre-Basile GAGNE

Born: 14 March 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 February 1838, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Therese MOREL dite LADURANTAYE 24 July 1787 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1704
20 September 1704
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Basile GAGNE and Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) 18 January 1730, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 25 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph-Basile GAGNE was born 21 May 1731, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Basile was 26 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Basile GAGNE married 14 October 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jeanne-Elisabeth GAMACHE

1757 Marriage / Partner
Basile GAGNE and Judith ST-LAURENT 23 February 1757, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 52 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre-Basile GAGNE was born 14 March 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Basile was 59 years old.

1765 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) died 8 March 1765, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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.