Joseph DESGAGNES

Born

9 September 1739 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

17 April 1816 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Nicolas-Joseph DESGAGNES Madeleine ROYER

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Born: 9 September 1739 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas-Joseph DESGAGNES

Mother: Madeleine ROYER

Paternal grandparents: Jacques DESGAGNES , Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Maternal grandparents: Jean ROYER , Catherine DUMONT

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Joseph married Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY 4 October 1762 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY was born 17 February 1742 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Thecle died 8 December 1817 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Thecle was the child of Guillaume TREMBLAY and Marie-Jeanne GLINEL (DELINEL).

Joseph DESGAGNES died 17 April 1816 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada .
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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-Thecle TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 4 October 1762
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada

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Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY was the child of Guillaume TREMBLAY and Marie-Jeanne GLINEL (DELINEL)

Children of Joseph DESGAGNES and Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY

Thecle DESGAGNES

Born: 15 June 1764, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 October 1836, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Joseph-Marie DESGAGNES

Born: 17 July 1765, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 April 1842, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Ursule GAGNON 24 January 1803 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Anne DESGAGNES

Born: 10 April 1767, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 November 1809, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Andre TREMBLAY 3 October 1790 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Madeleine-Sophie DESGAGNES

Born: 23 April 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 April 1845, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Alexis DUFOUR 22 October 1792 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES

Born: 27 November 1771, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 November 1829, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LECLERC 7 February 1797 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Michel DESGAGNES

Born: 4 December 1773, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 June 1846, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephte LECLERC 7 February 1797 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Etienne DESGAGNES

Born: 25 December 1777, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 October 1855, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Modeste LECLERC 12 November 1804 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Germain DESGAGNES

Born: 17 March 1780, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 January 1854, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Geneviève PERRON 22 April 1804 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1739
9 September 1739
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DESGAGNES and Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY 4 October 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 23 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Thecle DESGAGNES was born 15 June 1764, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie DESGAGNES was born 17 July 1765, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Anne DESGAGNES was born 10 April 1767, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Sophie DESGAGNES was born 23 April 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES was born 27 November 1771, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Michel DESGAGNES was born 4 December 1773, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Etienne DESGAGNES was born 25 December 1777, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Germain DESGAGNES was born 17 March 1780, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Anne DESGAGNES married 3 October 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Andre TREMBLAY

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Madeleine-Sophie DESGAGNES married 22 October 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Alexis DUFOUR

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES married 7 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph LECLERC

1797 Marriage of Child
Michel DESGAGNES married 7 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Josephte LECLERC

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie DESGAGNES married 24 January 1803, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Ursule GAGNON

1804 Marriage of Child
Germain DESGAGNES married 22 April 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Geneviève PERRON

1804 Marriage of Child
Etienne DESGAGNES married 12 November 1804, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Modeste LECLERC

1809 Death of Child
Anne DESGAGNES died 26 November 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 70 years old.

Death — 1816
17 April 1816
Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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