Marie-Louise GAGNON

Born

28 October 1754 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

24 June 1819 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste DUREPOS 9 May 1780 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste DUREPOS was born 20 September 1757 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 27 September 1833 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Gabriel DUREPOS and Marguerite COTE .

Parents & Family of Marie-Louise GAGNON

Parents of Marie-Louise GAGNON

Father

Antoine GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Madeleine EMOND

Grandparents of Marie-Louise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Jean GAGNON Geneviève GAMACHE

Maternal grandparents

Augustin EMOND Marie-Ursule MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Louise GAGNON

Marie-Louise GAGNON married

Jean-Baptiste DUREPOS
Marriage date: 9 May 1780
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DUREPOS was the child of Gabriel DUREPOS and Marguerite COTE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DUREPOS and Marie-Louise GAGNON

Francoise Chantel DUREPOS

Born: August 19, 1797, Montmagny, Lower Canada
Died: April 29, 1845, Frenchville, Maine, USA

Married: Charles BOUCHARD SR. August 29, 1820 Place: Montmagny, Lower 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 — 1754
28 October 1754
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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
Marie-Louise GAGNON and Jean-Baptiste DUREPOS 9 May 1780 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 25 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)

1797 Birth of Child
Francoise Chantel DUREPOS was born August 19, 1797, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Louise was 42 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.