Esther GAGNON

Born

9 November 1810 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

6 January 1883 , Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada

Esther married Pascal SAVARD 11 January 1831 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pascal SAVARD was born 15 February 1804 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . Pascal died 5 June 1837 in Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada . Pascal was the child of Dominique SAVARD and Marie-Procule PERRON .

Parents & Family of Esther GAGNON

Parents of Esther GAGNON

Father

Augustin GAGNON

Mother

Luce TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Esther GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Dominique GAGNON Genevieve LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents

Charles-Etienne TREMBLAY Sophie SIMARD

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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Esther GAGNON

Esther GAGNON married

Pascal SAVARD
Marriage date: 11 January 1831
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Pascal SAVARD was the child of Dominique SAVARD and Marie-Procule PERRON

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pascal SAVARD and Esther GAGNON

Pascal SAVARD

Born: 19 October 1837, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 23 December 1871, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephine AUDET dite LAPOINTE 31 May 1864 Place: Chicoutimi, Canada East

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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 — 1810
9 November 1810
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Esther GAGNON and Pascal SAVARD 11 January 1831, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 20 years old.

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

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pascal SAVARD died 5 June 1837, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Birth of Child
Pascal SAVARD was born 19 October 1837, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Esther was 26 years old.

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

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

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage of Child
Pascal SAVARD married 31 May 1864, Chicoutimi, Canada East to Josephine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.