Marguerite GAGNE

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17 September 1730 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

14 February 1788 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis-Etienne GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE Anne-Jeanne TESSIER

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Born: 17 September 1730 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Etienne GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE

Mother: Anne-Jeanne TESSIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNÉ , Catherine DAUBIGEON

Maternal grandparents: Paul TESSIER dit LAVIGNE , Jeanne AMYOT (AMIOT)

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Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ 6 October 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ was born 26 February 1725 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste died 20 April 1805 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Gabriel BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Madeleine LORY.

Marguerite GAGNE died 14 February 1788 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marguerite GAGNE married

Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ
Marriage date: 6 October 1750
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ was the child of Gabriel BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marie-Madeleine LORY

Children of Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ and Marguerite GAGNE

René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ

Born: 13 August 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 25 May 1837, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX 10 February 1777 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Archange BARBEAU

Born: 17 August 1760, Saint-Constant, Canada
Died: 29 September 1830, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DEMERS 15 November 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1730
17 September 1730
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNE and Jean-Baptiste BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ 6 October 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 20 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ was born 13 August 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Archange BARBEAU was born 17 August 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 29 years old.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
René-Pascal BARBEAU dit BOISDORÉ married 10 February 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Josephte LEMIEUX

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Archange BARBEAU married 15 November 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre DEMERS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)