Pierre GAGNON

(b. 4 April 1750 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1814 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GAGNON was born 4 April 1750 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Pierre GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Angélique PERRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne-Helene LACROIX (maternal) Bertrand PERRAULT (PERROT) and Angélique SIMON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne died 19 July 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of François LONGTIN and Marie-Amable GERVAIS.

Pierre GAGNON died 28 January 1814 in La Prairie, Lower 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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Pierre GAGNON married

Marie-Anne LONGTIN-- Date: 13 November 1780 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 (b.abt. 1786, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise SENECAL

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1750 Birth
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)

1814 Death
28 January 1814
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 63.

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