Ambroise GAGNE

(b. 12 March 1741 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 23 May 1817 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Ambroise GAGNE was born 12 March 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Ambroise GAGNE was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER (maternal) Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN

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

Ambroise married Marguerite BLAIS 11 February 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BLAIS was born 19 June 1744 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marguerite died 29 September 1772 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Madeleine FORTIER.

Ambroise married (2) Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF 13 June 1773 in Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF was born 22 January 1754 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Josephte died 21 April 1816 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF and Josephte MORIN.

Ambroise GAGNE died 23 May 1817 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Family and Children of Ambroise GAGNE

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Ambroise GAGNE married

Marguerite BLAIS-- Date: 11 February 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BLAIS was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Madeleine FORTIER

Children of Ambroise GAGNE and Marguerite BLAIS:

Ambroise GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE (b.8 December 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 October 1833, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE (b.24 March 1767, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 September 1857, Saint-Henri, Canada East )

Marguerite GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE (b.20 November 1768, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 March 1824, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

Ambroise GAGNE married

Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF-- Date: 13 June 1773 Place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF was the child of Jean-Baptiste MALBOEUF and Josephte MORIN

Children of Ambroise GAGNE and Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF:

Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 December 1856, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Jacques DUTIL (DUTILLE) 28 October 1806 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1741 Birth
12 March 1741
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise GAGNE and Marguerite BLAIS 11 February 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Ambroise GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 8 December 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Ambroise was 24 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 24 March 1767, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Ambroise was 26 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born 20 November 1768, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Ambroise was 27 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite BLAIS died 29 September 1772, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1773 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise GAGNE and Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF 13 June 1773, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 32 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.

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)

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE married 28 October 1806, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Jacques DUTIL (DUTILLE)

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF died 21 April 1816, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

1817 Death
23 May 1817
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 76.

Added: 3/4/2019 8:30:17 PM - Updated: 6/23/2020 2:48:16 PM