Pierre GAGNE

Born

5 March 1741 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

29 August 1822 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Born: 5 March 1741 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre GAGNE

Father

Pierre GAGNE

Mother

Marthe LEPAGE

Grandparents of Pierre GAGNE

Paternal grandparents

Dominique GAGNE Marie-Madeleine BUTEAU

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LEPAGE Claire RACINE

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

Pierre married Marie DRAPEAU 30 September 1771 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie DRAPEAU was born 10 May 1746 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie died 20 December 1783 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Françoise-Dorothee HAINS.

Pierre GAGNE died 29 August 1822 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GAGNE

Pierre GAGNE married

Marie DRAPEAU
Marriage date: 30 September 1771
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie DRAPEAU was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Françoise-Dorothee HAINS

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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 — 1741
5 March 1741
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNE and Marie DRAPEAU 30 September 1771, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 30 years old.

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.