Charlotte GAGNON

Born

13 August 1727 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

27 August 1811 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie GAGNON Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Born: 13 August 1727 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Marguerite DROUIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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Charlotte married Joseph LAVOIE 18 January 1745 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Joseph LAVOIE was born 20 April 1725 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN.

Charlotte GAGNON died 27 August 1811 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Charlotte GAGNON

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Charlotte GAGNON married

Joseph LAVOIE
Marriage date: 18 January 1745
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Joseph LAVOIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN

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Children of Joseph LAVOIE and Charlotte GAGNON

Louis-Come LAVOIE

Born: 6 August 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 31 July 1811, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Marie-Charlotte-Clothilde LAVOIE

Born: 30 March 1749, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 15 July 1823, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Charles PAQUET 16 September 1771 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Thérèse LAVOIE

Born: 4 July 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1820, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume TREMBLAY 1768

Married: Francois TREMBLAY 6 November 1797 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE

Born: 9 September 1753, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1831, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Étienne TREMBLAY 13 May 1771 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Anne LAVOIE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 February 1795, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Gabriel PINEAULT 1775 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Basile COTE 22 May 1786 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Helene LAVOIE

Born: 28 November 1755, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 9 August 1839, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) 12 September 1774 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-René LAVOIE

Born: 03/06/1760, Les Éboulements, Canada
Died: 12/23/1825, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Anne BOUILLON 25 November 1795 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie-Felicite LAVOIE

Born: 8 August 1762, Les Éboulements, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine-Samson LAVOIE

Born: 4 November 1764, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 June 1852, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Rosalie TREMBLAY 30 August 1790 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Angélique PINEAULT 19 August 1806 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie-Françoise LAVOIE

Born: 1 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 January 1840, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne TREMBLAY 8 June 1786 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Agnès LAVOIE

Born: 12 May 1771, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1727
13 August 1727
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte GAGNON and Joseph LAVOIE 18 January 1745, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 17 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis-Come LAVOIE was born 6 August 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte-Clothilde LAVOIE was born 30 March 1749, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 21 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Thérèse LAVOIE was born 4 July 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE was born 9 September 1753, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Helene LAVOIE was born 28 November 1755, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 28 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-René LAVOIE was born 03/06/1760, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite LAVOIE was born 8 August 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 35 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Antoine-Samson LAVOIE was born 4 November 1764, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 37 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LAVOIE was born 1 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 40 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Agnès LAVOIE was born 12 May 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 43 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE married 13 May 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Étienne TREMBLAY

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte-Clothilde LAVOIE married 16 September 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Charles PAQUET

1774 Marriage of Child
Helene LAVOIE married 12 September 1774, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph RUEST (RUAIS)

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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LAVOIE married 22 May 1786, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Basile COTE

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LAVOIE married 8 June 1786, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Etienne TREMBLAY

1790 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Samson LAVOIE married 30 August 1790, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Rosalie TREMBLAY

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

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

1795 Death of Child
Marie-Anne LAVOIE died 25 February 1795, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Charlotte was 67 years old.

1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-René LAVOIE married 25 November 1795, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Anne BOUILLON

1797 Marriage of Child
Thérèse LAVOIE married 6 November 1797, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Francois TREMBLAY

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Samson LAVOIE married 19 August 1806, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Angélique PINEAULT

Death — 1811
27 August 1811
Rimouski, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 84.

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