Ignace GAGNÉ

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abt. 1723 , Québec Province, Canada

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20 December 1788 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Ignace GAGNÉ Angélique DUFOUR

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Born: abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Ignace GAGNÉ

Mother: Angélique DUFOUR

Paternal grandparents: Ignace GAGNÉ , Louise TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR , Anne MIGNERON

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Ignace married Agathe PERRON 8 November 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Agathe PERRON was born 16 March 1729 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agathe died 29 January 1783 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Agathe was the child of Jean PERRON and Agathe SIMARD.

Ignace GAGNÉ died 20 December 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Agathe PERRON
Marriage date: 8 November 1747
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Agathe PERRON was the child of Jean PERRON and Agathe SIMARD

Children of Ignace GAGNÉ and Agathe PERRON

Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ

Born: 29 February 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 10 August 1816, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite TREMBLAY 21 November 1774 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Desanges GAGNÉ

Born: 29 January 1754, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 2 February 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Francois-Elzear SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE 27 July 1772 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Francois RODRIGUE 21 November 1781 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Felicite GAGNÉ

Born: 7 November 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Died: 6 February 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph LEMIEUX 16 January 1775 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne GAGNÉ

Born: 3 January 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 April 1846, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Victoire ST-ÉLOY 7 October 1794 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Ignace GAGNÉ and Agathe PERRON 8 November 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ was born 29 February 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Desanges GAGNÉ was born 29 January 1754, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite GAGNÉ was born 7 November 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.

1772 Birth of Child
Etienne GAGNÉ was born 3 January 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1772 Marriage of Child
Desanges GAGNÉ married 27 July 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louis-Francois-Elzear SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ married 21 November 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Felicite TREMBLAY

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite GAGNÉ married 16 January 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph LEMIEUX

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Desanges GAGNÉ married 21 November 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois RODRIGUE