Joseph GAGNE

Born

18 March 1722 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

18 March 1782 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph married Marie-Josephe LANDRY 5 October 1745 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe LANDRY was born 30 January 1722 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Marie-Josephe died 29 March 1778 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Charles LANDRY and Marie-Madeleine-Therese GUERARD .

Parents & Family of Joseph GAGNE

Parents of Joseph GAGNE

Father

Jean-Baptiste GAGNE

Mother

Claire BUTEAU

Grandparents of Joseph GAGNE

Paternal grandparents

Olivier GAGNÉ Elizabeth PEPIN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BUTEAU Marie-Pérette LORIOT (LAURIAULT)

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GAGNE

Joseph GAGNE married

Marie-Josephe LANDRY
Marriage date: 5 October 1745
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe LANDRY was the child of Charles LANDRY and Marie-Madeleine-Therese GUERARD

Children of Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Josephe LANDRY

Bernard GAGNE

Born: 25 February 1754, Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1798, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Joseph MORIN 2 February 1778 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques GAGNE

Born: abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 June 1830, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine MORIN 23 October 1782 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, 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 — 1722
18 March 1722
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Josephe LANDRY 5 October 1745, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Bernard GAGNE was born 25 February 1754, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Joseph was 31 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.

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.