Damase GAGNON

(b. 13 January 1765 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Damase GAGNON was born 13 January 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Damase GAGNON was the child of Francois GAGNON and Catherine PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER (maternal) Étienne PARENT and Simone-Barbe BRASSARD

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

Damase married Elisabeth SIMARD 26 June 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth SIMARD was born abt. 1771 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Elisabeth died 20 May 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Unknown UNKNOWN and Emerentienne SIMARD.

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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