Marie-Louise GAGNON

Born

18 January 1806 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Died

14 March 1857 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

Parents & Family of Marie-Louise GAGNON

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Born: 18 January 1806 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Parents of Marie-Louise GAGNON

Father

Antoine GAGNON

Mother

Madeleine FRADET

Grandparents of Marie-Louise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GAGNON Geneviève MORIN

Maternal grandparents

Augustin FRADET Louise LANGLOIS

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

Marie-Louise married Antoine SIMARD 23 June 1829 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine SIMARD was born 21 August 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Antoine died 17 July 1862 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East . Antoine was the child of Antoine-Salomon SIMARD and Thecle-Thaddee LAVOIE.

Marie-Louise GAGNON died 14 March 1857 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East .
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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 Marie-Louise GAGNON

Marie-Louise GAGNON married

Antoine SIMARD
Marriage date: 23 June 1829
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
Antoine SIMARD was the child of Antoine-Salomon SIMARD and Thecle-Thaddee LAVOIE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Antoine SIMARD and Marie-Louise GAGNON

Joseph SIMARD

Born: 8 January 1830, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine-Adeline CAMPAGNA 10 January 1854 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

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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 — 1806
18 January 1806
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise GAGNON and Antoine SIMARD 23 June 1829, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

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

1830 Birth of Child
Joseph SIMARD was born 8 January 1830, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marie-Louise was 23 years old.

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1854 Marriage of Child
Joseph SIMARD married 10 January 1854, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East to Catherine-Adeline CAMPAGNA