Theotiste GAGNON

(b. abt. 1810 , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 December 1843 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )

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Theotiste GAGNON was born abt. 1810 in Québec Province, Canada

Theotiste GAGNON was the child of Antoine GAGNON and Madeleine FRADET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN (maternal) Augustin FRADET and Louise LANGLOIS

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Theotiste married Louis ALLAIRE 31 August 1830 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis ALLAIRE was born abt. 1809 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste ALLAIRE and Marie-Catherine MORIN.

Theotiste GAGNON died 30 December 1843 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East .
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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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Theotiste GAGNON married

Louis ALLAIRE-- Date: 31 August 1830 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Louis ALLAIRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste ALLAIRE and Marie-Catherine MORIN

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Children of Louis ALLAIRE and Theotiste GAGNON:

Luce ALLAIRE (b.abt. 1831, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. François-Fabien PARE 24 November 1851 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage / Partner
Theotiste GAGNON and Louis ALLAIRE 31 August 1830, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada