Joseph GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

Born

24 April 1743 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

21 February 1829 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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Pierre GAGNÉ Angelique BOUCHARD

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Born: 24 April 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GAGNÉ

Mother: Angelique BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE , Louise PROULX

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOUCHARD , Marie-Anne BOURASSA

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Amable RENAUD 7 September 1767 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Amable RENAUD was born 4 October 1746 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Amable died 25 January 1830 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Amable was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD and Francoise-Renee LARCHEVEQUE.

Joseph GAGNÉ (GASNIER) died 21 February 1829 in Châteauguay, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Spouse & Children of Joseph GAGNÉ (GASNIER)

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Joseph GAGNÉ (GASNIER) married

Marie-Amable RENAUD
Marriage date: 7 September 1767
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable RENAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD and Francoise-Renee LARCHEVEQUE

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Children of Joseph GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marie-Amable RENAUD

Jean-Baptiste GAGNÉ

Born: 15 February 1768, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 July 1864, La Prairie, Canada East

Joseph GAGNÉ

Born: 4 July 1769, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre GAGNÉ

Born: 24 April 1771, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 January 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Luc GAGNÉ

Born: 8 May 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1772, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Amable GAGNÉ

Born: 8 May 1774, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 December 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis-Amable GAGNIER (GAGNE)

Born: 3 January 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Michel GAGNÉ

Born: 3 December 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 January 1853, Saint-Constant, Canada East

Pierre GAGNÉ

Born: 17 April 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Gertrude GAGNÉ

Born: 25 December 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1802, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Marie-Amable GAGNÉ (GAGNIER)

Born: 27 September 1782, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE 5 November 1804 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ

Born: 31 January 1786, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Charlotte GAGNÉ

Born: 27 January 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 March 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Born: 26 February 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth GAGNÉ

Born: 29 July 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 August 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1743
24 April 1743
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marie-Amable RENAUD 7 September 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNÉ was born 15 February 1768, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNÉ was born 4 July 1769, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNÉ was born 24 April 1771, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Luc GAGNÉ was born 8 May 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1773 Death of Child
Pierre GAGNÉ died 19 January 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GAGNÉ was born 8 May 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Alexis-Amable GAGNIER (GAGNE) was born 3 January 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1776 Death of Child
Marie-Amable GAGNÉ died 5 December 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Michel GAGNÉ was born 3 December 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNÉ was born 17 April 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Gertrude GAGNÉ was born 25 December 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable GAGNÉ (GAGNIER) was born 27 September 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ was born 31 January 1786, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte GAGNÉ was born 27 January 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 26 February 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1788 Death of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ died 21 March 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth GAGNÉ was born 29 July 1788, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 45 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)

1802 Death of Child
Marie-Gertrude GAGNÉ died 21 March 1802, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 58 years old.

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable GAGNÉ (GAGNIER) married 5 November 1804, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Pierre GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE

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)