Joseph GAGNON

(b. 5 October 1793 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada d. 26 January 1887 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 5 October 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève BOIVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN (maternal) Simon BOIVIN and Genevieve GAGNON

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

Joseph married Marie-Eulalie MARCEAU 13 February 1821 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Eulalie MARCEAU was born abt. 1798 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Eulalie died 24 June 1854 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Marie-Eulalie was the child of Joseph MARCEAU and Marie-Louise MERCIER.

Joseph GAGNON died 26 January 1887 in Québec Province, 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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