Joseph married Geneviève MORIN
25 January 1762
in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
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The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève MORIN
was born
25 September 1743
in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France .
Geneviève died
17 August 1817
in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnes MERCIER.
Joseph GAGNON died
8 November 1813
in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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Birth — 1733 5 October 1733 Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / Partner Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN 25 January 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
He was 28 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.
1779 Birth of Child Antoine GAGNON was born 27 August 1779, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
Joseph was 45 years old.
1783 Birth of Child Victoire GAGNON was born 13 February 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
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Geneviève MORIN
Birth — 1733
1762 Marriage / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1813
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