François GAGNON

Born

7 May 1750 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

25 June 1819 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Charles GAGNON Angélique MORIN

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Born: 7 May 1750 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GAGNON

Mother: Angélique MORIN

Paternal grandparents: Charles GAGNON , Anne BELANGER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MORIN , Marie-Angélique LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

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François married Felicite DUFOUR 20 June 1768 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite DUFOUR was born 16 January 1752 in Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada. Felicite died 20 July 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite was the child of Joseph DUFOUR and Felicite SIMARD.

François married (2) Brigitte LAJOIE 14 October 1776 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Brigitte LAJOIE was born abt. 1758 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Brigitte died 17 August 1836 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Brigitte was the child of François LAJOIE and Brigitte DESBIENS.

François GAGNON died 25 June 1819 in Isle-aux-Coudres, 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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François GAGNON married

Felicite DUFOUR
Marriage date: 20 June 1768
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite DUFOUR was the child of Joseph DUFOUR and Felicite SIMARD

Children of François GAGNON and Felicite DUFOUR

Reine GAGNON

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CLAVEAU 6 August 1792 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François GAGNON married

Brigitte LAJOIE
Marriage date: 14 October 1776
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Brigitte LAJOIE was the child of François LAJOIE and Brigitte DESBIENS

Children of François GAGNON and Brigitte LAJOIE

Felicite GAGNON

Born: 4 November 1777, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 January 1856, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Alexis TREMBLAY 4 November 1793 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Constance GAGNON

Born: 4 October 1779, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 July 1829, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Henri BOUCHARD 25 July 1797 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Ursule GAGNON

Born: 23 January 1785, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 October 1813, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie DESGAGNES 24 January 1803 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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Birth — 1750
7 May 1750
Château-Richer, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
François GAGNON and Felicite DUFOUR 20 June 1768, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 18 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felicite DUFOUR died 20 July 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
François GAGNON and Brigitte LAJOIE 14 October 1776, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 26 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Felicite GAGNON was born 4 November 1777, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

François was 27 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Constance GAGNON was born 4 October 1779, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

François was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Ursule GAGNON was born 23 January 1785, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François was 34 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Reine GAGNON married 6 August 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph CLAVEAU

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Felicite GAGNON married 4 November 1793, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexis TREMBLAY

1797 Marriage of Child
Constance GAGNON married 25 July 1797, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Henri BOUCHARD

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Ursule GAGNON married 24 January 1803, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph-Marie DESGAGNES

1813 Death of Child
Ursule GAGNON died 3 October 1813, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François was 63 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.

Death — 1819
25 June 1819
Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 69.

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