Geneviève GAGNON

Born

25 June 1693 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

5 July 1759 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Parents & Family of Geneviève GAGNON

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Born: 25 June 1693 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève GAGNON

Father

Germain GAGNON

Mother

Jeanne DAVID

Grandparents of Geneviève GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Jean GAGNON Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

Maternal grandparents

Jacques-Laurent DAVID dit PONTIF Marie GRANDRY (GRANDIN)

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

Geneviève married Paul SIMARD 10 June 1716 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Paul SIMARD was born 26 November 1681 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Paul died 15 August 1733 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Paul was the child of Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Madeleine RACINE.

Geneviève married (2) Joseph-Marie BLEAU 13 December 1736 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . Joseph-Marie BLEAU was born 20 June 1714 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Joseph-Marie died 13 November 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Marie was the child of Alexis BLEAU and Marie-Madeleine CHARRON dite LAFERRIÈRE.

Geneviève GAGNON died 5 July 1759 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève GAGNON

Geneviève GAGNON married

Paul SIMARD
Marriage date: 10 June 1716
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Paul SIMARD was the child of Noel SIMARD (SIMART) dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Madeleine RACINE

Marriage notes:

According to PRDH, a marriage contract was signed between Paul Simard and Genevieve Gagnon at an undetermined location in Quebec, Canada in 1716

"The god-father of Paul Simard was ancestor Pierre Tremblay. Paul married Genevieve Gagnon in 1716. In the year of his marriage he agreed to care for his elderly mother Madeleine Racine in his home. Paul died prematurely, claims Archange Godbout, and was buried on 17 August 1733 at Petite-Riviere."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume IX, Page 227

Children of Paul SIMARD and Geneviève GAGNON

Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

Born: 15 February 1718, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 3 November 1760, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada

Married: François LAVOIE 25 June 1736 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Jean SIMARD

Born: 23 February 1720, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1789, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Élisabeth ROUSSET 13 November 1744 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Paul SIMARD

Born: 15 September 1721, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Died: 23 April 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GAGNÉ 6 November 1742 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Apolline-Marie-Dorothee SIMARD

Born: 17 July 1724, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 1 December 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Louise SIMARD

Born: 2 September 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1784, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel LAVOIE 19 November 1753 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Marie-Dorothee SIMARD

Born: abt. 1728, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 1 December 1805, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 19 November 1753 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Étienne SIMARD

Born: 1 January 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 16 April 1796, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique LAVOIE 13 January 1755 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Geneviève COTE 16 June 1760 Place: Montmagny, Canada

Married: Geneviève-Dominique RIGAUD (RENAULT) 6 August 1764 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE

Born: 15 October 1733, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: February 1760, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe-Françoise LAVOIE 16 July 1756 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Geneviève GAGNON married

Joseph-Marie BLEAU
Marriage date: 13 December 1736
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie BLEAU was the child of Alexis BLEAU and Marie-Madeleine CHARRON dite LAFERRIÈRE

Children of Joseph-Marie BLEAU and Geneviève GAGNON

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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 and Baptism

Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
Name: Geneviefve Gagnon
Gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 25 Jun 1693
baptism/ christening Place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1693
birthPlace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
Death Date:
name note:
Race: White
father's Name: Germain Gagnon
father's birthPlace:
father's Age:
mother's Name: Jeanne David
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mother's Age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source Film Number: 1018161
reference number: p 120 b 13

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1693 Baptism. La Visitation du Notre Dame, Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec

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Geneviève GAGNON - Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusquà nos jours, Volume 3 Dictionnaire généalogique des

Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Volume 3
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Cyprien Tanguay
Publisher E. Senécal, 1887
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Sep 20, 2007
Page 136

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAGNON and Paul SIMARD 10 June 1716, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 22 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD was born 15 February 1718, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Geneviève was 24 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Jean SIMARD was born 23 February 1720, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Geneviève was 26 years old.

1721 Birth of Child
Paul SIMARD was born 15 September 1721, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Apolline-Marie-Dorothee SIMARD was born 17 July 1724, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Geneviève was 31 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Louise SIMARD was born 2 September 1726, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Geneviève was 33 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Étienne SIMARD was born 1 January 1731, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Geneviève was 37 years old.

1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul SIMARD died 15 August 1733, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1733 Birth of Child
François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE was born 15 October 1733, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Geneviève was 40 years old.

1736 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAGNON and Joseph-Marie BLEAU 13 December 1736 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

She was 43 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD married 25 June 1736, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France to François LAVOIE

1742 Marriage of Child
Paul SIMARD married 6 November 1742 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France to Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

1744 Marriage of Child
Jean SIMARD married 13 November 1744, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France to Élisabeth ROUSSET

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage of Child
Louise SIMARD married 19 November 1753, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France to Michel LAVOIE

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Dorothee SIMARD married 19 November 1753, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France to Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1755 Marriage of Child
Étienne SIMARD married 13 January 1755, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France to Angélique LAVOIE

1756 Marriage of Child
François SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE married 16 July 1756, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France to Marie-Agathe-Françoise LAVOIE

Death — 1759
5 July 1759
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 66.

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