Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Born

19 March 1728 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

16 April 1805 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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François GAGNON Geneviève POULIN

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Born: 19 March 1728 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: François GAGNON

Mother: Geneviève POULIN

Paternal grandparents: François GAGNON , Marguerite BELANGER

Maternal grandparents: Martin POULIN , Jeanne BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

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Marie-Josephte married Jean FILION 19 April 1751 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jean FILION was born 9 December 1731 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean died 27 December 1801 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Anne BOLDUC.

Marie-Josephte GAGNON died 16 April 1805 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
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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-Josephte GAGNON married

Jean FILION
Marriage date: 19 April 1751
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Jean FILION was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Anne BOLDUC

Children of Jean FILION and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Jean-Francois FILION

Born: 31 December 1752, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1824, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth LESSARD 21 August 1775 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Married: Genevieve MARTIN 9 October 1804 Place: Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie-Josephte FILION

Born: abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 March 1789, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste FILION

Born: 27 December 1757, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1851, St-Elézar, Beauce, Quebec, Canada

Marie FILION

Born: 11 June 1761, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Died: 11 April 1848, St-Elzear, Beauce, Quebec, Canada

Joseph FILION

Born: 3 May 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 February 1826, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Emerentienne FILION

Born: 9 October 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 June 1805, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Michel BLUTEAU 11 September 1787 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marguerite FILION

Born: 9 July 1768, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 April 1795, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1728
19 March 1728
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GAGNON and Jean FILION 19 April 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 23 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois FILION was born 31 December 1752, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 24 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FILION was born 27 December 1757, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie FILION was born 11 June 1761, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph FILION was born 3 May 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 35 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Emerentienne FILION was born 9 October 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite FILION was born 9 July 1768, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 40 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois FILION married 21 August 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth LESSARD

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.