Jean-Baptiste
GAGNON
Born
22 August 1782
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
29 May 1843
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East
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Born: 22 August 1782 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON
Mother:
Genevieve-Marie OUELLET
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON
, Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN
Maternal grandparents:
François-Thomas OUELLET
, Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE 27 January 1806 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE was born 31 July 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Marguerite died 9 January 1869 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU.
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON died 29 May 1843 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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!
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 
Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 27 January 1806
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE was the child of Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUEMarriage date: 27 January 1806
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE was the child of Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE
Alexandre GAGNONMarried: Sophie MICHAUD 7 August 1827 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
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Birth — 178222 August 1782
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1806 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE 27 January 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
He was 23 years old.
1806 Birth of ChildAlexandre GAGNON was born 18 November 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Jean-Baptiste was 24 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 England1827 Marriage of ChildAlexandre GAGNON married 7 August 1827, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Sophie MICHAUD
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Death — 184329 May 1843
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East
He died at the age of 60.
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