Jean GAGNON

Born

16 September 1707 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

3 September 1779 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean GAGNON Marie-Anne MESNY

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Born: 16 September 1707 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Anne MESNY

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Marguerite DROUIN

Maternal grandparents: Étienne MESNY , Catherine LAÎNÉ

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Jean married Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU 30 January 1731 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU was born 12 April 1712 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Marie-Jeanne died 9 January 1786 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Jeanne was the child of Louis MARCEAU and Jeanne DUMAS.

Jean GAGNON died 3 September 1779 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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!

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Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU
Marriage date: 30 January 1731
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU was the child of Louis MARCEAU and Jeanne DUMAS

Children of Jean GAGNON and Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Born: 2 June 1732, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 16 July 1805, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE 27 October 1755 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis GAGNON

Born: 4 September 1733, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1816, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Thecle LEPAGE 16 February 1756 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Madeleine EMOND 1 February 1762 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

Angelique GAGNON

Born: 6 September 1742, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 19 October 1815, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Germain LANDRY 1 February 1762 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

Marie-Thecle GAGNON

Born: 23 September 1752, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1812 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre FRECHET 30 January 1775 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1707
16 September 1707
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAGNON and Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU 30 January 1731, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 2 June 1732, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNON was born 4 September 1733, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Angelique GAGNON was born 6 September 1742, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 34 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle GAGNON was born 23 September 1752, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 45 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 27 October 1755, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE

1756 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNON married 16 February 1756, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Thecle LEPAGE

1762 Marriage of Child
Angelique GAGNON married 1 February 1762, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada to Germain LANDRY

1762 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNON married 1 February 1762, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada to Madeleine EMOND

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thecle GAGNON married 30 January 1775 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre FRECHET

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.