Joseph GAGNON

(b. 5 October 1733 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1813 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 5 October 1733 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER (maternal) Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Rose LEPAGE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Geneviève MORIN 25 January 1762 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève MORIN was born 25 September 1743 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Geneviève died 17 August 1817 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, 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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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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