Marie-Anne GAGNON

(b. 17 September 1757 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1827 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne GAGNON was born 17 September 1757 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Anne DEBLOIS dite GREGOIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DEBLOIS and Catherine GAGNE

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Marie-Anne married Francois-Germain MICHAUD 15 May 1775 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois-Germain MICHAUD was born 29 December 1739 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Francois-Germain died 9 May 1815 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Francois-Germain was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET.

Marie-Anne GAGNON died 3 February 1827 in Terrebonne, 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.

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Marie-Anne GAGNON married

Francois-Germain MICHAUD-- Date: 15 May 1775 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois-Germain MICHAUD was the child of Jean-Baptiste MICHAUD and Marie-Anne-Cécile OUELLET

Children of Francois-Germain MICHAUD and Marie-Anne GAGNON:

Marie-Louise MICHAUD (b.22 March 1785, Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1864, )
m. James JOURDAIN (JORDAN) 27 February 1807 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1757 Birth
17 September 1757
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GAGNON and Francois-Germain MICHAUD 15 May 1775, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

She was 17 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MICHAUD was born 22 March 1785, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marie-Anne was 27 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)

1807 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MICHAUD married 27 February 1807, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to James JOURDAIN (JORDAN)