Joseph GAGNON

(b. 23 February 1794 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 24 June 1878 , La Baie, Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 23 February 1794 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Agapit GAGNON and Elisabeth MCNICOLL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dominique GAGNON and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Duncan MCNICOLL and Catherine NICOLAS

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

Joseph married Luce GILBERT 11 November 1816 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Luce GILBERT was born 4 November 1798 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Luce died 3 March 1870 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori). Luce was the child of David GILBERT and Marie-Luce SIMARD.

Joseph GAGNON died 24 June 1878 in La Baie, Québec, Canada .
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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!

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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