François GAGNE

(b. abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 December 1802 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada )

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François GAGNE was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

François GAGNE was the child of Francois GAGNE and Françoise POULIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Marie GAGNON (maternal) Ignace POULIN and Marguerite PARÉ

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François married Marie GUIMOND 17 February 1753 in Québec Province, Canada . Marie GUIMOND was born 2 October 1734 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie died 2 January 1767 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Joseph GUIMOND and Anne PLANTE.

François married (2) Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 3 November 1767 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 18 July 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 5 March 1798 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT.

François GAGNE died 23 December 1802 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada.
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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.

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François GAGNE married

Marie GUIMOND-- Date: 17 February 1753 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie GUIMOND was the child of Joseph GUIMOND and Anne PLANTE

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François GAGNE married

Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE-- Date: 3 November 1767 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST and Marie-Angélique RANCOURT

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
François GAGNE and Marie GUIMOND 17 February 1753, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
François GAGNE and Marguerite LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 3 November 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie GUIMOND died 2 January 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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.