Pierre GAGNON

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9 June 1837 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Died

8 July 1921 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

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Jacques GAGNON Theotiste LEREAU

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Born: 9 June 1837 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Father: Jacques GAGNON

Mother: Theotiste LEREAU

Paternal grandparents: Clement GAGNON , Reine PRUNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) , Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE

Pierre was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1876.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Apolline PLANTE 23 February 1857 in Saint-Dominique, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Apolline PLANTE was born 11 March 1832 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Apolline died 28 June 1879 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Apolline was the child of Charles PLANTE and Marie-Angelique LACASSE.

Pierre married (2) Octavie SILVAN 21 September 1880 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Octavie SILVAN was born June 1842 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Octavie died abt. 1928 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

Pierre GAGNON died 8 July 1921 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .
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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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Spouse & Children of Pierre GAGNON

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Pierre GAGNON married

Apolline PLANTE
Marriage date: 23 February 1857
Marriage place: Saint-Dominique, Canada East

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Apolline PLANTE was the child of Charles PLANTE and Marie-Angelique LACASSE

Marriage notes:

Place of marriage: St-Dominique (St-Dominique) Bagot

Pierre's parents: Jacques Gagnon et Théotiste Lereau

Apolline's parents: Charles Plante et Marie-Angélique Lacasse

Pierre's baptism: 9 juin 1837 à St-Hyacinthe (N.-D.-Du-Rosaire), St-Hyacinthe

Name: Pierre Gagnon

Spouse: Apolline Plante

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Marriage Year: 1857

Marriage Location: St-Dominique, Québec (Quebec)

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Children of Pierre GAGNON and Apolline PLANTE

Albert GAGNON

Born: 15 January 1857, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 March 1915, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Arthur GAGNON

Born: abt. 1858, Saint-Dominique, Canada East
Died: 24 October 1877, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Alfred Charles Louis GAGNON

Born: 11 May 1859, Saint-Dominique, Canada East
Died: abt. 1925, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Apolline GAGNON

Born: 28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Canada East
Died: abt. 1923, Troy, New Hampshire, USA

Thomas Ares Dominique GAGNON

Born: 28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Canada East
Died: abt. 1932, Athol, Massachusetts, USA

Anastasie GAGNON

Born: March 1864, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
Died: abt. 1920, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Geremie GAGNON

Born: 7 May 1866, Saint-Dominique, Canada East
Died: 25 September 1928, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Dominique GAGNON

Born: 15 March 1868, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louis Pierre GAGNON

Born: 22 May 1869, La Présentation, Québec, Canada
Died: 22 November 1952, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Regina-Angeline-Marie GAGNON

Born: 15 April 1872, La Présentation, Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Alphage Louis GAGNON

Born: 28 September 1874, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
Died: 6 June 1943, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Emily MCLEAN 9 September 1897 Place: Huntington, Massachusetts, USA

Pierre GAGNON married

Octavie SILVAN
Marriage date: 21 September 1880
Marriage place: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Marriage notes:

This is Pierre's 2nd wife as he is widowed from his 1st wife Appoline Plante who died the year before, This is Octavie's 2nd marriage she is widowed from her husband Augustin LaRoche , she's living with her brother inlaw Edward LaRoche & his wife.

Children of Pierre GAGNON and Octavie SILVAN

William GAGNON

Born: September 1883, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1929, , Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Arthur Xenophon GAGNON

Born: 7 December 1884, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Alexander GAGNON

Born: abt. 1885, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Armina GAGNON

Born: January 1887, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1956, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1837
9 June 1837
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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

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

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

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNON and Apolline PLANTE 23 February 1857, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

Pierre GAGNON - Name: Pierre Gagnon Spouse: Apolline Plante Event: Mariage (Marriage) Marriage Year: 1857 Marriage Location: St-Dominique, Québec (Quebec)

Name: Pierre Gagnon
Spouse: Apolline Plante
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1857
Marriage Location: St-Dominique, Québec (Quebec)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1857 Birth of Child
Albert GAGNON was born 15 January 1857, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 19 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Alfred Charles Louis GAGNON was born 11 May 1859, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 21 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Marie Apolline GAGNON was born 28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 23 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Thomas Ares Dominique GAGNON was born 28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 23 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Anastasie GAGNON was born March 1864, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Joseph Geremie GAGNON was born 7 May 1866, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 28 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Dominique GAGNON was born 15 March 1868, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 30 years old.

1869 Birth of Child
Louis Pierre GAGNON was born 22 May 1869, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Regina-Angeline-Marie GAGNON was born 15 April 1872, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Alphage Louis GAGNON was born 28 September 1874, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Death of Child
Arthur GAGNON died 24 October 1877, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Pierre was 40 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Death of Spouse/Partner
Apolline PLANTE died 28 June 1879, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

1880 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNON and Octavie SILVAN 21 September 1880, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

He was 43 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
William GAGNON was born September 1883, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Pierre was 46 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Joseph Arthur Xenophon GAGNON was born 7 December 1884, , Massachusetts, USA

Pierre was 47 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Armina GAGNON was born January 1887, , Massachusetts, USA

Pierre was 49 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Marriage of Child
Alphage Louis GAGNON married 9 September 1897, Huntington, Massachusetts, USA to Emily MCLEAN

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)