Raphael GAGNON

(b. 20 November 1812 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 12 November 1891 , St Médard, Drummond and Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada )

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Raphael GAGNON was born 20 November 1812 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Raphael GAGNON was the child of François GAGNON and Marie-Louise LACOURSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Josephte FILTEAU (maternal) Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

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

Raphael married Marie-Esther NOEL 26 July 1836 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Esther NOEL was born 6 December 1815 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Marie-Esther died 4 November 1877 in St-Médard de Warwick, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Esther was the child of Jean-Baptiste NOEL and Marie-Louise HEON.

Raphael GAGNON died 12 November 1891 in St Médard, Drummond and Arthabaska, Quebec, 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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