Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

(b. 2 June 1732 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 16 July 1805 , Mascouche, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 2 June 1732 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marie-Anne MESNY (maternal) Louis MARCEAU and Jeanne DUMAS

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE 27 October 1755 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE was born abt. 1737 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 17 August 1815 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS and Catherine GAGNE.

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON died 16 July 1805 in Mascouche, 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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