Augustin GAGNON

Born

9 July 1785 , La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 August 1840 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Dominique GAGNON Genevieve LAVOIE

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Born: 9 July 1785 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Dominique GAGNON

Mother: Genevieve LAVOIE

Paternal grandparents: Dominique GAGNON , Marguerite GIRARD

Maternal grandparents: Dominique LAVOIE , Madeleine-Rose SIMARD

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Augustin married Luce TREMBLAY 17 January 1809 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Luce TREMBLAY was born abt. 1786 in Québec Province, Canada. Luce died 18 April 1855 in La Malbaie, Canada East . Luce was the child of Charles-Etienne TREMBLAY and Sophie SIMARD.

Augustin GAGNON died 6 August 1840 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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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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Augustin GAGNON married

Luce TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 17 January 1809
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Luce TREMBLAY was the child of Charles-Etienne TREMBLAY and Sophie SIMARD

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Children of Augustin GAGNON and Luce TREMBLAY

Esther GAGNON

Born: 9 November 1810, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 6 January 1883, Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada

Married: Pascal SAVARD 11 January 1831 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Pepin GAGNON

Born: 26 June 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 15 January 1898, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Martine GUAY 29 April 1833 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Augustin GAGNON

Born: 8 September 1814, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 20 April 1891, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Achille GAGNON

Born: 17 November 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 April 1869, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Ambroise GAGNON

Born: 13 December 1818, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 4 January 1905, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Abraham GAGNON

Born: 2 December 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Genevieve GAGNON

Born: 23 January 1823, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 9 February 1897, Hull, Québec, Canada

Thomas GAGNON

Born: 14 October 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean GAGNON

Born: 25 January 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 4 April 1914, Jonquière, Québec, 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 — 1785
9 July 1785
La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GAGNON and Luce TREMBLAY 17 January 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 23 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Esther GAGNON was born 9 November 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 25 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Pepin GAGNON was born 26 June 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 26 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Augustin GAGNON was born 8 September 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 29 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Achille GAGNON was born 17 November 1816, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 31 years old.

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.

1818 Birth of Child
Ambroise GAGNON was born 13 December 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 33 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Birth of Child
Abraham GAGNON was born 2 December 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 37 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAGNON was born 23 January 1823, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 37 years old.

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)

1827 Birth of Child
Thomas GAGNON was born 14 October 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 42 years old.

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

1829 Birth of Child
Jean GAGNON was born 25 January 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Augustin was 43 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Esther GAGNON married 11 January 1831, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Pascal SAVARD

1833 Marriage of Child
Pepin GAGNON married 29 April 1833, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Martine GUAY

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)

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