Dominique GAGNON

Born

3 March 1755 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Died

29 November 1841 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Dominique GAGNON Marguerite GIRARD

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Born: 3 March 1755 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Father: Dominique GAGNON

Mother: Marguerite GIRARD

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis GIRARD , Marguerite TARDIF

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Dominique married Genevieve LAVOIE 26 October 1778 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Genevieve LAVOIE was born 9 October 1759 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . Genevieve died abt. 1820 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Dominique LAVOIE and Madeleine-Rose SIMARD.

Dominique GAGNON died 29 November 1841 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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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Genevieve LAVOIE
Marriage date: 26 October 1778
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve LAVOIE was the child of Dominique LAVOIE and Madeleine-Rose SIMARD

Children of Dominique GAGNON and Genevieve LAVOIE

Dominique GAGNON

Born: 25 July 1779, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 April 1870, Matane, Québec, Canada

Married: Angele COTE 5 November 1804 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Augustin GAGNON

Born: 9 July 1785, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 August 1840, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Luce TREMBLAY 17 January 1809 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Charles GAGNON

Born: 12 July 1787, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 July 1871, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Married: Charlotte GIRARD 20 February 1816 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Marie GAGNON

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 September 1853, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Joseph NERON 22 August 1815 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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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
3 March 1755
Les Éboulements, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Dominique GAGNON and Genevieve LAVOIE 26 October 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 23 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Dominique GAGNON was born 25 July 1779, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Dominique was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Augustin GAGNON was born 9 July 1785, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Dominique was 30 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Charles GAGNON was born 12 July 1787, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Dominique was 32 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)

1804 Marriage of Child
Dominique GAGNON married 5 November 1804, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Angele COTE

1809 Marriage of Child
Augustin GAGNON married 17 January 1809, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Luce TREMBLAY

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie GAGNON married 22 August 1815, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Joseph NERON

1816 Marriage of Child
Charles GAGNON married 20 February 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Charlotte GIRARD

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)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Death of Child
Augustin GAGNON died 6 August 1840, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Dominique was 85 years old.

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