Josephte GAGNON

Born

14 April 1737 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

31 March 1822 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

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Born: 14 April 1737 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Parents of Josephte GAGNON

Father

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Josephe LAVOIE

Grandparents of Josephte GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNON Helene CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LAVOIE Marie-Françoise GUIMOND

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

Josephte married Nicolas GUYON (DION) 13 February 1764 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . Nicolas GUYON (DION) was born 2 May 1734 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Nicolas was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUYON and Marie-Madeleine TRUDEL.

Josephte GAGNON died 31 March 1822 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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 Josephte GAGNON

Josephte GAGNON married

Nicolas GUYON (DION)
Marriage date: 13 February 1764
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas GUYON (DION) was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUYON and Marie-Madeleine TRUDEL

Children of Nicolas GUYON (DION) and Josephte GAGNON

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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 — 1737
14 April 1737
Château-Richer, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GAGNON and Nicolas GUYON (DION) 13 February 1764, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 26 years old.

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.