Catherine GAGNON

Born

27 August 1763 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 November 1845 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

Catherine married Alexis BOUCHARD 21 August 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis BOUCHARD was born 9 January 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Alexis died 12 June 1832 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada . Alexis was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Catherine GAGNON

Parents of Catherine GAGNON

Father

Francois GAGNON

Mother

Catherine PARENT

Grandparents of Catherine GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Charles GAGNON Claire-Francoise TREPANIER

Maternal grandparents

Étienne PARENT Simone-Barbe BRASSARD

m. Bouchard Alexis

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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 Catherine GAGNON

Catherine GAGNON married

Alexis BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 21 August 1781
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis BOUCHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine TREMBLAY

Children of Alexis BOUCHARD and Catherine GAGNON

Olive BOUCHARD

Born: 9 December 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 18 February 1860, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Euloge TREMBLAY 27 February 1854 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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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 — 1763
27 August 1763
Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GAGNON and Alexis BOUCHARD 21 August 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 17 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)

1798 Birth of Child
Olive BOUCHARD was born 9 December 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 35 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.

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis BOUCHARD died 12 June 1832, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Death — 1845
22 November 1845
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East
She died at the age of 82.

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