Joseph-Charles GAGNON

Born

12 January 1741 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1802 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Joseph-Charles married Françoise ALLAIRE 15 February 1762 in Saint-Vallier, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise ALLAIRE was born 29 June 1744 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France. Françoise died 21 April 1785 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Francois ALLAIRE and Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite LAPIERRE .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Charles GAGNON

Parents of Joseph-Charles GAGNON

Father

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Françoise-Madeleine BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

Grandparents of Joseph-Charles GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GAGNON Agathe BELANGER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) Marguerite VERREAULT (VERREAU)

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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Charles GAGNON

Joseph-Charles GAGNON married

Françoise ALLAIRE
Marriage date: 15 February 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada
Françoise ALLAIRE was the child of Francois ALLAIRE and Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite LAPIERRE

Children of Joseph-Charles GAGNON and Françoise ALLAIRE

Joseph GAGNON

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 October 1819, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique MARCOUX 2 August 1791 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1741
12 January 1741
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Charles GAGNON and Françoise ALLAIRE 15 February 1762, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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.