Louis GAGNON

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19 August 1751 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

29 January 1838 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

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Born: 19 August 1751 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Mother: Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Jeanne LOIGNON

Maternal grandparents: Daniel Louis-Philippe SARGENT (LANGLAIS dit SERIEN) , Marguerite LAVOIE

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Louis married Elisabeth BONENFANT 26 September 1774 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth BONENFANT was born 29 September 1759 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Elisabeth died 16 August 1815 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD.

Louis GAGNON died 29 January 1838 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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!

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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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Elisabeth BONENFANT
Marriage date: 26 September 1774
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth BONENFANT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD

Children of Louis GAGNON and Elisabeth BONENFANT

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Constance BOUCHER 23 January 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Louis GAGNON

Born: 10 November 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Theotiste GAGON 7 June 1804 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Francois-Bernard GAGNON

Born: 23 April 1796, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Celeste DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE 15 February 1814 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1751
19 August 1751
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAGNON and Elisabeth BONENFANT 26 September 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 23 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNON was born 10 November 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Louis was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Francois-Bernard GAGNON was born 23 April 1796, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Louis was 44 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNON married 7 June 1804, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Theotiste GAGON

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 23 January 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Constance BOUCHER

1814 Marriage of Child
Francois-Bernard GAGNON married 15 February 1814, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Celeste DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE