Catherine GAGNON

Born

23 October 1773 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

12 November 1832 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Catherine married Jean-Baptiste RICHARD 20 July 1795 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was born 30 December 1769 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD and Marie Anne THÉRIAULT .

Parents & Family of Catherine GAGNON

Parents of Catherine GAGNON

Father

Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Catherine OUELLET

Grandparents of Catherine GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET Marie-Catherine DUPERE

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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 Catherine GAGNON

Catherine GAGNON married

Jean-Baptiste RICHARD
Marriage date: 20 July 1795
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste RICHARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste RICHARD and Marie Anne THÉRIAULT

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1773
23 October 1773
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GAGNON and Jean-Baptiste RICHARD 20 July 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 21 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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