Pierre GAGNON

Born

4 April 1750 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

28 January 1814 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marie-Anne LONGTIN 13 November 1780 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LONGTIN was born 20 November 1761 in La Prairie, Canada . Marie-Anne died 19 July 1801 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of François LONGTIN and Marie-Amable GERVAIS .

Parents & Family of Pierre GAGNON

Parents of Pierre GAGNON

Father

Joseph GAGNON

Mother

Angélique PERRAULT

Grandparents of Pierre GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNON Marie-Anne-Helene LACROIX

Maternal grandparents

Bertrand PERRAULT (PERROT) Angélique SIMON

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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GAGNON

Pierre GAGNON married

Marie-Anne LONGTIN
Marriage date: 13 November 1780
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne LONGTIN was the child of François LONGTIN and Marie-Amable GERVAIS

Children of Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne LONGTIN

Nicolas GAGNON

Born: abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise SENECAL

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1750
4 April 1750
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne LONGTIN 13 November 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 30 years old.

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)

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne LONGTIN died 19 July 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Death — 1814
28 January 1814
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 63.

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