Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

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3 November 1670 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

25 April 1748 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET

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Born: 3 November 1670 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

Mother: Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET

Paternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) , Marie MICHEL

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Pierre married Louise PROULX 22 June 1700 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louise PROULX was born 29 August 1679 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louise was the child of Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER.

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE died 25 April 1748 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France.
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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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE married

Louise PROULX
Marriage date: 22 June 1700
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louise PROULX was the child of Jean PROULX and Jacquette FOURNIER

Children of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise PROULX

Pierre GAGNÉ

Born: 12 December 1701, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 26 January 1762, Montréal, Canada

Married: Angelique BOUCHARD 31 December 1730 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Elisabeth GAGNÉ

Born: 13 November 1707, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1777, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Athanase THIBAULT 24 August 1735 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Marie GAGNÉ

Born: 17 January 1710, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1782, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 20 November 1741 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Geneviève GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

Born: abt. 1715, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 April 1769, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD 5 April 1739 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Noel GAGNÉ

Born: abt. 1718, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 July 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marthe MAROTTE 18 April 1746 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1670
3 November 1670
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1670
name: Pierre Gasnier
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 08 Nov 1670
baptism/ christening place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Montmorency I, Quebec
birth date: 03 Nov 1670
birthplace: St. Anne de Beaupre, Montmoreney, Quebec
death date:
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race: White
father's name: Pierre Gasnier
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father's age:
mother's name: Louise Faure
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mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C01332-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number: P-6

'Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2HB-HT5 : accessed 07 Jan 2013), Pierre Gasnier, 03 Nov 1670; citing reference P-6, FHL microfilm 1018040.
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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise PROULX 22 June 1700, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 29 years old.

1701 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNÉ was born 12 December 1701, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GAGNÉ was born 13 November 1707, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie GAGNÉ was born 17 January 1710, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 39 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNÉ married 31 December 1730, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Angelique BOUCHARD

1735 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth GAGNÉ married 24 August 1735, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Athanase THIBAULT

1739 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GAGNÉ (GASNIER) married 5 April 1739, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jacques DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD

1741 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie GAGNÉ married 20 November 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

1746 Marriage of Child
Noel GAGNÉ married 18 April 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marthe MAROTTE