Joseph GAGNON

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20 September 1711 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

16 January 1793 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Pierre GAGNON Isabelle LACROIX

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Born: 20 September 1711 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GAGNON

Mother: Isabelle LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON , Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: François-Normand LACROIX , Anne GAGNÉ

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Joseph married Marie-Madeleine CARON 27 January 1738 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Madeleine CARON was born 6 April 1719 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Madeleine died 10 April 1758 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Augustin CARON and Marie-Madeleine GAULIN (GOLIN).

Joseph GAGNON died 16 January 1793 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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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Marie-Madeleine CARON
Marriage date: 27 January 1738
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine CARON was the child of Augustin CARON and Marie-Madeleine GAULIN (GOLIN)

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine CARON

Joseph GAGNON

Born: 5 January 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1807, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER 10 December 1761 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Geneviève GAGNON

Born: 28 February 1741, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 27 February 1811, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Michel RACINE 8 February 1762 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Pelagie GAGNON

Born: 16 March 1743, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 11 June 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles RACINE 19 January 1761 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Ignace GAGNON

Born: 7 March 1745, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 2 June 1807, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Genevieve PRUNEAU 29 January 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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Birth — 1711
20 September 1711
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine CARON 27 January 1738, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON was born 5 January 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAGNON was born 28 February 1741, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Pelagie GAGNON was born 16 March 1743, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Ignace GAGNON was born 7 March 1745, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine CARON died 10 April 1758, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

1761 Marriage of Child
Pelagie GAGNON married 19 January 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Charles RACINE

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 10 December 1761, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER

1762 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GAGNON married 8 February 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Michel RACINE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Ignace GAGNON married 29 January 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Genevieve PRUNEAU

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.