André GAGNON

Born

28 August 1784 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 October 1842 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

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Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON Marie-Catherine OUELLET

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Born: 28 August 1784 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Catherine OUELLET

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GAGNON , Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste OUELLET , Marie-Catherine DUPERE

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André married Charlotte BOUCHER 8 January 1810 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte BOUCHER was born 6 February 1791 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Charlotte died 2 July 1884 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Charlotte was the child of Paul-Hilaire BOUCHER and Angelique MERCURE.

André GAGNON died 16 October 1842 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East .
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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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Spouse & Children of André GAGNON

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André GAGNON married

Charlotte BOUCHER
Marriage date: 8 January 1810
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Charlotte BOUCHER was the child of Paul-Hilaire BOUCHER and Angelique MERCURE

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Children of André GAGNON and Charlotte BOUCHER

Charlotte GAGNON

Born: 11 October 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marcel DUMAIS 14 February 1831 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Virginie GAGNON

Born: 20 April 1834, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 2 May 1917, St-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Married: François-Xavier ROY dit DESJARDINS 23 February 1857 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1784
28 August 1784
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1810 Marriage / Partner
André GAGNON and Charlotte BOUCHER 8 January 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Charlotte GAGNON was born 11 October 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

André was 26 years old.

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