Elisabeth BONENFANT

Born

29 September 1759 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

16 August 1815 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Elisabeth married Louis GAGNON 26 September 1774 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis GAGNON was born 19 August 1751 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . Louis died 29 January 1838 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN .

Parents & Family of Elisabeth BONENFANT

Parents of Elisabeth BONENFANT

Father

Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT

Mother

Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD

Grandparents of Elisabeth BONENFANT

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elisabeth BONENFANT

Elisabeth BONENFANT married

Louis GAGNON
Marriage date: 26 September 1774
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN

Children of Louis GAGNON and Elisabeth BONENFANT

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Constance BOUCHER 23 January 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Louis GAGNON

Born: 10 November 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Theotiste GAGON 7 June 1804 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Francois-Bernard GAGNON

Born: 23 April 1796, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Celeste DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE 15 February 1814 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1759
29 September 1759
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth BONENFANT and Louis GAGNON 26 September 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 15 years old.

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNON was born 10 November 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Elisabeth was 20 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Francois-Bernard GAGNON was born 23 April 1796, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Elisabeth was 36 years old.

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNON married 7 June 1804, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Marie-Theotiste GAGON

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 23 January 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Constance BOUCHER

1814 Marriage of Child
Francois-Bernard GAGNON married 15 February 1814, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada to Celeste DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE