Marguerite GAGNON

Born

17 June 1769 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 November 1838 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Francois GAGNON Catherine PARENT

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Born: 17 June 1769 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Francois GAGNON

Mother: Catherine PARENT

Paternal grandparents: Charles GAGNON , Claire-Francoise TREPANIER

Maternal grandparents: Étienne PARENT , Simone-Barbe BRASSARD

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Marguerite married Pierre BOUCHARD 17 April 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BOUCHARD was born 20 January 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Pierre died 11 February 1862 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Pierre was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON.

Marguerite GAGNON died 21 November 1838 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .

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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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!

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Marguerite GAGNON married

Pierre BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 17 April 1791
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Pierre BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON

Children of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marguerite GAGNON

Marie BOUCHARD

Born: 15 April 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles LAVOIE 26 October 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 — 1769
17 June 1769
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Pierre BOUCHARD 17 April 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Marie BOUCHARD was born 15 April 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie BOUCHARD married 26 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Charles LAVOIE

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