Joseph GAGNON

(b. 2 March 1728 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1810 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 2 March 1728 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON) and Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MIGNAULT dit LABRIE and Marie-Sainte BOUCHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 19 November 1753 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU was born 29 July 1731 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Madeleine died 8 November 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Madeleine was the child of Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Geneviève LEVESQUE.

Joseph GAGNON died 19 April 1810 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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