Pierre-Basile GAGNE

Born

14 March 1764 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 February 1838 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Basile GAGNE Judith ST-LAURENT

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Born: 14 March 1764 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Basile GAGNE

Mother: Judith ST-LAURENT

Paternal grandparents: Alexis GAGNÉ , Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT , Marie-Renee LART dite LARAMÉE

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Pierre-Basile married Therese MOREL dite LADURANTAYE 24 July 1787 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese MOREL dite LADURANTAYE was born 19 July 1767 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Therese died 29 June 1852 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Therese was the child of Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Genevieve VALLIERE (VALLIERES).

Pierre-Basile GAGNE died 15 February 1838 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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Pierre-Basile GAGNE married

Therese MOREL dite LADURANTAYE
Marriage date: 24 July 1787
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese MOREL dite LADURANTAYE was the child of Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Genevieve VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

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Therese GAGNE

Born: 5 October 1793, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Died: 26 August 1863, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East

Married: Guillaume ROSS 16 February 1813 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1764
14 March 1764
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Basile GAGNE and Therese MOREL dite LADURANTAYE 24 July 1787, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Therese GAGNE was born 5 October 1793, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre-Basile was 29 years old.

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Therese GAGNE married 16 February 1813, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Guillaume ROSS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England