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

Marie-Thecle married Pierre FRECHET 30 January 1775 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre FRECHET was born 10 August 1752 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Pierre died 10 November 1810 in Loretteville, Quebec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jacques-Pierre FRECHETTE and Marie-Jeanne FALARDEAU .

Parents & Family of Marie-Thecle GAGNON

Parents of Marie-Thecle GAGNON

Father

Jean GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU

Grandparents of Marie-Thecle GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Jean GAGNON Marie-Anne MESNY

Maternal grandparents

Louis MARCEAU Jeanne DUMAS

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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Thecle GAGNON

Marie-Thecle GAGNON married

Pierre FRECHET
Marriage date: 30 January 1775
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre FRECHET was the child of Jacques-Pierre FRECHETTE and Marie-Jeanne FALARDEAU

Children of Pierre FRECHET and Marie-Thecle GAGNON

Marie-Geneviève FRECHET

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles LAURENT dit LORTIE

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1752
23 September 1752
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thecle GAGNON and Pierre FRECHET 30 January 1775 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

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.