Alexis GAGNÉ

Born

11 April 1749 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

9 September 1798 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Alexis GAGNÉ Marie-Catherine BOUCHER

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Born: 11 April 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Alexis GAGNÉ

Mother: Marie-Catherine BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNÉ , Geneviève FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHER , Marguerite CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL

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Alexis married Madeleine PELLETIER 27 April 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine PELLETIER was born 7 October 1758 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 18 June 1828 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU.

Alexis GAGNÉ died 9 September 1798 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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Madeleine PELLETIER
Marriage date: 27 April 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine PELLETIER was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU

Children of Alexis GAGNÉ and Madeleine PELLETIER

Marie-Magdeleine GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE

Born: July 8, 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: May 15, 1857, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Philippe CHARTIER 17 February 1800 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Andre GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE

Born: 23 March 1795, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 8 January 1883, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Married: Scholastique OUELLET 24 February 1824 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1749
11 April 1749
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Alexis GAGNÉ and Madeleine PELLETIER 27 April 1778, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdeleine GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born July 8, 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexis was 31 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Andre GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE was born 23 March 1795, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexis was 45 years old.