Bonaventure GAGNON

(b. 11 August 1714 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. , )

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Bonaventure GAGNON was born 11 August 1714 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Bonaventure GAGNON was the child of François GAGNON and Marguerite BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite RACINE (maternal) Charles BELANGER and Barbe-Delphine CLOUTIER

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Bonaventure married Françoise DEMERS 13 April 1739 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise DEMERS was born 24 September 1710 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Françoise was the child of Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON.

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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!

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.

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Françoise DEMERS-- Date: 13 April 1739 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Françoise DEMERS was the child of Nicolas DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Anne ROCHON

Children of Bonaventure GAGNON and Françoise DEMERS:

Genevieve GAGNON (b.21 July 1744, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Etienne DUBOIS 15 February 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1714 Birth
11 August 1714
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1714
name: Bonaventure Gagnon
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 11 Aug 1714
baptism/ christening place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
birth date: 11 Aug 1714
birthplace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Francois Gagnon
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Marguerite Belanger
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: p. 229

'Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2CL-393 : accessed 31 Jan 2013), Marguerite Belanger in entry for Bonaventure Gagnon, 11 Aug 1714; citing reference p. 229, FHL microfilm 1018161.
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