Geneviève GAGNON

Born

11 February 1720 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

21 April 1805 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Geneviève married Etienne ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) 3 January 1739 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
Etienne ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) was born 5 March 1712 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Etienne died 11 June 1803 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . Etienne was the child of Charles ALLAIRE and Marie BIDET .

Parents & Family of Geneviève GAGNON

Parents of Geneviève GAGNON

Father

Noel GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Angélique CLOUTIER

Grandparents of Geneviève GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Noel GAGNON Marie-Geneviève FORTIN

Maternal grandparents

Charles CLOUTIER dit DAUMONT Anne THIBAULT

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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève GAGNON

Geneviève GAGNON married

Etienne ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE)
Marriage date: 3 January 1739
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Etienne ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) was the child of Charles ALLAIRE and Marie BIDET

Children of Etienne ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) and Geneviève GAGNON

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1720
11 February 1720
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1739 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAGNON and Etienne ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) 3 January 1739, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 18 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.