flag male ancestor  Charles  GAGNON

  (b. 19 October 1768 Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 5 February 1854 Bonsecours, Canada East )  

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Charles GAGNON was born 19 October 1768 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles GAGNON was the child of Louis GAGNON   and   Geneviève PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LAVOIE (maternal)  Michel-Jean PARENT and Genevieve CHRETIEN

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Charles  married  Marie-Anne CHAYER 9 February 1807 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne CHAYER  was born 25 April 1781 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).  Marie-Anne died 10 April 1848 in Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud).  Marie-Anne was the child of Eustache CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) and Marie-Josephte BOUTET dite LEBOEUF (ALBOEUF).

Charles GAGNON died 5 February 1854 in Bonsecours, 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!
Did You Know? 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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Charles GAGNON married flag female ancestor Marie-Anne CHAYER-- Date: 9 February 1807 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)




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birth1768 Birth
19 October 1768
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1807 Marriage / Partner
Charles GAGNON and Marie-Anne CHAYER 9 February 1807, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

He was 38 years old.
1816 Birth of Child
Henriette GAGNON was born 13 September 1816, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Charles was 47 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1838 Marriage of Child
Henriette GAGNON married 28 August 1838, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud) to Joseph CLEMENT
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 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 Child
Henriette GAGNON died 8 August 1843, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)

Charles was 74 years old.
1848 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne CHAYER died 10 April 1848, Rigaud, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1854 Death
5 February 1854
Bonsecours, Canada East

He died at the age of 85.
Added: 8/5/2021 8:41:56 AM - Updated: 8/5/2021 8:44:02 AM

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