Etienne GAGNON

Born

25 February 1775 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 July 1844 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Francois GAGNON Catherine PARENT

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Born: 25 February 1775 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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Etienne married Helene TREMBLAY 6 October 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Helene TREMBLAY was born 13 October 1778 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Helene died 13 April 1863 in Les Escoumins, Canada. Helene was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Angélique SIMARD.

Etienne GAGNON died 27 July 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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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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Spouse & Children of Etienne GAGNON

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Helene TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 6 October 1798
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Helene TREMBLAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Angélique SIMARD

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Helene TREMBLAY

Claire GAGNON

Born: 11 August 1799, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 30 June 1874, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BOUCHARD 27 August 1822 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne GAGNON

Born: 13 December 1800, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 6 June 1841, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Rosalie GAGNON

Born: 27 August 1804, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 5 February 1846, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Born: 5 October 1812, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 22 May 1884, Danville, Canada

Married: Carmelie SIMARD 7 February 1831 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Eulalie GAGNON

Born: 4 September 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 19 October 1890, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Vital GAGNÉ 16 February 1841 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Hermine GAGNON

Born: 6 June 1823, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1775
25 February 1775
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Helene TREMBLAY 6 October 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Claire GAGNON was born 11 August 1799, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 24 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Etienne GAGNON was born 13 December 1800, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 25 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Rosalie GAGNON was born 27 August 1804, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 29 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 5 October 1812, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 37 years old.

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

1821 Birth of Child
Eulalie GAGNON was born 4 September 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 46 years old.

1822 Marriage of Child
Claire GAGNON married 27 August 1822, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph BOUCHARD

1823 Birth of Child
Hermine GAGNON was born 6 June 1823, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 48 years old.

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

1831 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 7 February 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Carmelie SIMARD

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

1841 Marriage of Child
Eulalie GAGNON married 16 February 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Vital GAGNÉ

1841 Death of Child
Etienne GAGNON died 6 June 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne was 66 years old.

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

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

Death — 1844
27 July 1844
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 69.

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