Virginie GAGNON

(b. 20 April 1834 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada d. 2 May 1917 , St-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada )

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Virginie GAGNON was born 20 April 1834 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Virginie GAGNON was the child of André GAGNON and Charlotte BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON and Marie-Catherine OUELLET (maternal) Paul-Hilaire BOUCHER and Angelique MERCURE

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Virginie married François-Xavier ROY dit DESJARDINS 23 February 1857 in Kamouraska, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Xavier ROY dit DESJARDINS was born 5 December 1832 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). François-Xavier died 6 June 1919 in St-Germain, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. François-Xavier was the child of Antoine ROY dit DESJARDINS and Theotiste PARADIS.

Virginie GAGNON died 2 May 1917 in St-Germain, Kamouraska, 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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