flag female ancestor  Marie-Bonne  GAGNE

  (b. 22 April 1754 Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France   d. 24 May 1828 Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Bonne GAGNE was born 22 April 1754 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Marie-Bonne 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

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Marie-Bonne  married  Jean-Francois BLAIS 27 October 1777 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Jean-Francois BLAIS  was born 21 May 1754 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier).  Jean-Francois died 31 July 1834 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon).  Jean-Francois was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Madeleine FORTIER.

Marie-Bonne GAGNE died 24 May 1828 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 Marie-Bonne GAGNE

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Marie-Bonne GAGNE married flag male ancestor Jean-Francois BLAIS-- Date: 27 October 1777 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Francois BLAIS was the child of Augustin BLAIS and Madeleine FORTIER




Children of Jean-Francois BLAIS and Marie-Bonne GAGNE:

flag male ancestor Ambroise BLAIS (b.4 January 1780, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 26 May 1865, Saint-Henri, Canada East )

flag male ancestor Pierre BLAIS (b.9 November 1781, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 11 August 1823, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Marie-Bonne BLAIS (b.abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 14 September 1840, Saint-Anselme, Dorchester, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre BUSSIERE 23 January 1815 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

flag male ancestor Jean-Francois BLAIS (b.8 January 1784, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 8 August 1836, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada)

flag female ancestor Marie-Josephte BLAIS (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Augustin BLAIS (b.abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 27 July 1820, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Adelaide BLAIS (b.4 May 1792, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Euphrosine BLAIS (b.26 October 1793, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada   d. , )



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birth1754 Birth
22 April 1754
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1777 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Bonne GAGNE and Jean-Francois BLAIS 27 October 1777, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Ambroise BLAIS was born 4 January 1780, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Bonne was 25 years old.
1781 Birth of Child
Pierre BLAIS was born 9 November 1781, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Bonne was 27 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois BLAIS was born 8 January 1784, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Bonne was 29 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Birth of Child
Adelaide BLAIS was born 4 May 1792, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Bonne was 38 years old.
1793 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BLAIS was born 26 October 1793, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Bonne was 39 years old.
marriage1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Bonne BLAIS married 23 January 1815, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Pierre BUSSIERE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Death of Child
Augustin BLAIS died 27 July 1820, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Bonne was 66 years old.
1823 Death of Child
Pierre BLAIS died 11 August 1823, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Marie-Bonne was 69 years old.
death1828 Death
24 May 1828
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 74.
Added: 3/4/2019 9:23:43 PM - Updated: 3/29/2025 1:18:50 PM

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