Charles
GAGNON
Born
19 October 1768
,
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
5 February 1854
,
Bonsecours, Canada East
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic MugDid 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!
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles GAGNON
Charles GAGNON married Marie-Anne CHAYER
Marriage date: 9 February 1807
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne CHAYER was the child of Eustache CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) and Marie-Josephte BOUTET dite LEBOEUF (ALBOEUF)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Anne CHAYERMarriage date: 9 February 1807
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne CHAYER was the child of Eustache CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) and Marie-Josephte BOUTET dite LEBOEUF (ALBOEUF)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Charles GAGNON and Marie-Anne CHAYER
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 176819 October 1768
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
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
1807 Marriage / PartnerCharles GAGNON and Marie-Anne CHAYER 9 February 1807, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
He was 38 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildHenriette GAGNON was born 13 September 1816, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Charles was 47 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Marriage of ChildHenriette GAGNON married 28 August 1838, Rigaud, Lower Canada to Joseph CLEMENT
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Death of ChildHenriette GAGNON died 8 August 1843, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)
Charles was 74 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Anne CHAYER died 10 April 1848, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.Death — 18545 February 1854
Bonsecours, Canada East
He died at the age of 85.
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