Michel GAGNON

Born

13 August 1755 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

13 March 1830 , St-Pascal, Quebec, Canada

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Michel GAGNON Marie-Josephte PARENT

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Born: 13 August 1755 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Father: Michel GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Josephte PARENT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GAGNON , Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE

Maternal grandparents: François PARENT , Marguerite-Catherine BINET

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Michel married Felicite PELLETIER 8 April 1777 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite PELLETIER was born 10 May 1754 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Felicite was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU.

Michel GAGNON died 13 March 1830 in St-Pascal, Quebec, Canada.
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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!

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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Felicite PELLETIER
Marriage date: 8 April 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite PELLETIER was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU

Children of Michel GAGNON and Felicite PELLETIER

Marie-Felicite GAGNON

Born: April 18, 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: October 17, 1835, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Pierre LANDRY September 22, 1800 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1755
13 August 1755
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Michel GAGNON and Felicite PELLETIER 8 April 1777 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite GAGNON was born April 18, 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Michel was 24 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)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite GAGNON married September 22, 1800, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre LANDRY

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)