Marie-Joseph GAGNON

(b. 28 May 1771 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 January 1840 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Joseph GAGNON was born 28 May 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Joseph 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):

Marie-Joseph married Scholastique TREMBLAY 11 November 1794 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Scholastique TREMBLAY was born 1 May 1774 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Scholastique was the child of Bruno TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne GAGNON.

Marie-Joseph GAGNON died 7 January 1840 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .

m. Tremblay Scholastique

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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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Marie-Joseph GAGNON married

Scholastique TREMBLAY-- Date: 11 November 1794 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Scholastique TREMBLAY was the child of Bruno TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Children of Marie-Joseph GAGNON and Scholastique TREMBLAY:

Marie-Anne GAGNON (b.1 September 1795, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Alexis BOILY 25 November 1813 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
m. Jean-Baptiste ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE 22 June 1824 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph GAGNON (b.30 January 1798, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 4 January 1847, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Luce TREMBLAY 18 November 1823 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Scholastique GAGNON (b.25 July 1800, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 1 February 1879, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Barthelemy AUDET 11 July 1826 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Felicite GAGNON (b.31 December 1802, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 19 January 1896, St-Tite-des-Caps, Quebec, Canada)
m. Francois TREMBLAY 15 July 1823 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Francois GAGNON (b.23 August 1804, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Henriette TREMBLAY 21 November 1826 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1771 Birth
28 May 1771
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 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Joseph GAGNON and Scholastique TREMBLAY 11 November 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 23 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON was born 1 September 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Joseph was 24 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON was born 30 January 1798, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Joseph was 26 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Scholastique GAGNON was born 25 July 1800, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Joseph was 29 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Felicite GAGNON was born 31 December 1802, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Joseph was 31 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Francois GAGNON was born 23 August 1804, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Joseph was 33 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON married 25 November 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexis BOILY

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Felicite GAGNON married 15 July 1823, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Francois TREMBLAY

1823 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 18 November 1823, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Luce TREMBLAY

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNON married 22 June 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste ST-GELAIS dit BRADETTE

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

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

1826 Marriage of Child
Scholastique GAGNON married 11 July 1826, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Barthelemy AUDET

1826 Marriage of Child
Francois GAGNON married 21 November 1826, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Henriette TREMBLAY

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

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)