Joseph-Toussaint GAGNON

(b. 23 July 1757 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1819 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Toussaint GAGNON was born 23 July 1757 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph-Toussaint GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Geneviève GAMACHE (maternal) Joseph OUELLET and Madeleine MICHAUD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph-Toussaint married Marguerite DUBE 7 January 1782 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DUBE was born 29 March 1764 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marguerite died 1 July 1822 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Francois DUBE and Marie-Angelique COTE.

Joseph-Toussaint GAGNON died 13 April 1819 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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