Marie-Catherine GAGNON

(b. 20 May 1742 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1819 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine GAGNON was born 20 May 1742 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Jeanne LOIGNON (maternal) Daniel Louis-Philippe SARGENT (LANGLAIS dit SERIEN) and Marguerite LAVOIE

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

Marie-Catherine married Alexis MORAIS 8 June 1761 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis MORAIS was born 4 October 1732 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Alexis died 26 August 1821 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Alexis was the child of Louis MORAIS and Marie-Thérèse SOUCY dite BOIS.

Marie-Catherine GAGNON died 23 December 1819 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower 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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