Henri GAGNON

Born

24 October 1755 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

23 December 1828 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Henri married Madeleine LEVESQUE 20 June 1786 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine LEVESQUE was born 11 February 1766 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine died 14 January 1825 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Dominique LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne DIONNE .

Parents & Family of Henri GAGNON

Parents of Henri GAGNON

Father

Joseph GAGNON

Mother

Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Grandparents of Henri GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GAGNON Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU Geneviève LEVESQUE

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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henri GAGNON

Henri GAGNON married

Madeleine LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 20 June 1786
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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Madeleine LEVESQUE was the child of Dominique LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne DIONNE

Children of Henri GAGNON and Madeleine LEVESQUE

Angelique GAGNON

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Francois BERUBE 23 July 1810 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Pierre GAGNON

Born: 23 October 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 3 December 1867, St-Épiphane, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Helene BOUCHARD 17 November 1829 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1755
24 October 1755
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Henri GAGNON and Madeleine LEVESQUE 20 June 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 30 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNON was born 23 October 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Henri was 50 years old.

1810 Marriage of Child
Angelique GAGNON married 23 July 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Joseph-Francois BERUBE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)