Joseph GAGNON

(b. 16 April 1714 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1790 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 16 April 1714 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Joseph 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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Joseph married Angélique PERRAULT 12 February 1748 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique PERRAULT was born 17 September 1724 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 19 April 1762 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Angélique was the child of Bertrand PERRAULT (PERROT) and Angélique SIMON.

Joseph GAGNON died 25 April 1790 in Château-Richer, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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