Germain GAGNON

Born

1 September 1653 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

23 November 1708 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Born: 1 September 1653 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Parents of Germain GAGNON

Father

Jean GAGNON

Mother

Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

Grandparents of Germain GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNON (GAIGNON) Renée-Madeleine ROGER

Maternal grandparents

Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE Marguerite COINTEREL

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

Germain married Jeanne DAVID 27 July 1688 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne DAVID was born 5 November 1669 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Jeanne died 11 November 1698 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Jeanne was the child of Jacques-Laurent DAVID dit PONTIF and Marie GRANDRY (GRANDIN).

Germain GAGNON died 23 November 1708 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 Germain GAGNON

Germain GAGNON married

Jeanne DAVID
Marriage date: 27 July 1688
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jeanne DAVID was the child of Jacques-Laurent DAVID dit PONTIF and Marie GRANDRY (GRANDIN)

Marriage notes:

groom's name: Germain Gagnon

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bride's name: Jeanne David

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bride's age:

marriage date: 27 Jul 1688

marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

groom's father's name: Jean Gagnon

groom's mother's name: Marguerite Cochon

bride's father's name: Jacques David

bride's mother's name: Marie Grandery

groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Single

groom's previous wife's name:

bride's race: White

bride's marital status: Single

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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018161

reference number: P 165

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Germain Gagnon and Jeanne David, 27 Jul 1688; citing reference P 165, FHL microfilm 1018161.

"Germain was born on 1 September 1653 and baptized eleven days later at Quebec. He married Jeanne David, daughter of Jacques and Marie Grandry, on 27 July 1688 at Chateau-Richer. The contract was notarized the same day by Jacob senior. They had five children, two boys and three girls. Germain died on 23 November 1708 and was buried the next day at Chateau-Richer."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 106

Children of Germain GAGNON and Jeanne DAVID

Raphael GAGNON

Born: 28 August 1689, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 4 September 1766, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise CLOUTIER 20 MAY 1709 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marguerite GAGNON

Born: 9 May 1691, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1756, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques LABERGE 25 June 1720 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Geneviève GAGNON

Born: 25 June 1693, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 5 July 1759, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Paul SIMARD 10 June 1716 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie BLEAU 13 December 1736 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise GAGNON

Born: 12 February 1695 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 30 December 1773, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean GAGNON

Born: 14 June 1697, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1720, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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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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1653 - Baptism

Baptism - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
22 Sept 1653 - Geramanus Gaignon, b. 1 Sept 1653

Source / record details
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Birth — 1653
1 September 1653
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 Census - Montmorency County, Quebec

Jean Gaignon, habitant, 55 years
Marguerite Cochon, 46 years
Jeanne Gaignon, 24 years
Jean Gaignon, 18 years
Germain Gaignon, 13 years
Raphael Gaignon, 10 years
Marie Gaignon, 5 years
Etienne Mesny, domestique, engage, 22 years

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The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Census - Montmorency County, Quebec

Jean Gaignon, habitant, 56 years
Marguerite Cochon, 47 years
Jean Gaignon, 18 years
Germain Gaignon, 13 years
Raphael Gaignon, 10 years
Marie Gaignon, 7 years
Noel Viard, domestique, 40 years

1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Beaupre

Marguerite Cochon, 60
enfants:
Germain, 28
Raphael, 24

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1688 Marriage / Partner
Germain GAGNON and Jeanne DAVID 27 July 1688, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 34 years old.

Germain GAGNON - 1688 Marriage - Chateau Richer, Quebec

1688 Marriage - Chateau Richer, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1689 Birth of Child
Raphael GAGNON was born 28 August 1689, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Germain was 36 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNON was born 9 May 1691, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Germain was 37 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAGNON was born 25 June 1693, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Germain was 39 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GAGNON was born 12 February 1695 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Germain was 41 years old.

1697 Birth of Child
Jean GAGNON was born 14 June 1697, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Germain was 43 years old.

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

1698 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne DAVID died 11 November 1698, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1708 Death Chateau Richer

Death recorded in Index for La Visitation de Notre Dame, Chateau Richer, Quebec in Drouin Collection.

Name: Germain Gaignon
Gender: Male
burial date: 23 Nov 1708
burial Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
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Age: 53
Birth Date: 1655
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Race: White
Marital Status: Married
spouse's Name: Jeanne David
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indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source Film Number: 1018161
reference number: p.217

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Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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