Jean-François GAGNE

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16 August 1758 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1831 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Jacques GAGNÉ Marie-Marthe SIMARD

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Born: 16 August 1758 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GAGNÉ

Mother: Marie-Marthe SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Ignace GAGNÉ , Angélique DUFOUR

Maternal grandparents: Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE , Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Jean-François married Suzanne DESBIENS 7 January 1788 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Suzanne DESBIENS was born 17 April 1770 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Suzanne died 27 February 1856 in Laterrière, Québec, Canada. Suzanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT).

Jean-François GAGNE died 8 May 1831 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Jean-François GAGNE married

Suzanne DESBIENS
Marriage date: 7 January 1788
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne DESBIENS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

Children of Jean-François GAGNE and Suzanne DESBIENS

Pierre GAGNE

Born: 3 November 1788, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 June 1843, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BARRETTE 22 January 1811 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Scholastique GAGNE

Born: 5 March 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 September 1821, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BOUDREAU 9 October 1810 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olive GAGNE

Born: 2 June 1795, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis TREMBLAY 7 September 1842 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Francois GAGNE

Born: 13 February 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoinette BOULIANNE 10 February 1824 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Married: Felicite BOUDREAU 22 November 1836 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Michel GAGNE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Beatrice BOULIANNE 17 January 1826 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1758
16 August 1758
Les Éboulements, 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.

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François GAGNE and Suzanne DESBIENS 7 January 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 29 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNE was born 3 November 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 30 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Scholastique GAGNE was born 5 March 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 34 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Olive GAGNE was born 2 June 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 36 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Francois GAGNE was born 13 February 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 39 years old.

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Scholastique GAGNE married 9 October 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre BOUDREAU

1811 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNE married 22 January 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marguerite BARRETTE

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Death of Child
Scholastique GAGNE died 27 September 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 63 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Francois GAGNE married 10 February 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Antoinette BOULIANNE

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Michel GAGNE married 17 January 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Beatrice BOULIANNE

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1831
8 May 1831
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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