Joseph GAGNON

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6 August 1710 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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François GAGNON Marguerite BELANGER

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Born: 6 August 1710 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: François GAGNON

Mother: Marguerite BELANGER

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Marguerite RACINE

Maternal grandparents: Charles BELANGER , Barbe-Delphine CLOUTIER

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Joseph married Marguerite POULIN 10 February 1733 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite POULIN was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 6 March 1769 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marguerite was the child of Julien POULIN and Jeanne RACINE.

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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!

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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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Marguerite POULIN
Marriage date: 10 February 1733
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marguerite POULIN was the child of Julien POULIN and Jeanne RACINE

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Joseph GAGNON

Born: 6 January 1742, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte BLOUIN 13 January 1763 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1710
6 August 1710
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1710
name: Joseph Gaignon
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 07 Aug 1710
baptism/ christening place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
birth date: 06 Aug 1710
birthplace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
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race: White
father's name: Francois Gaignon
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mother's name: Marguerite Belanger
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indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: p.222

'Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2CL-4LW : accessed 31 Jan 2013), Marguerite Belanger in entry for Joseph Gaignon, 06 Aug 1710; citing reference p.222, FHL microfilm 1018161.
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