Joseph-Michel GAGNON

(b. 30 September 1754 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1815 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Michel GAGNON was born 30 September 1754 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph-Michel GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) (maternal) Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Geneviève LEVESQUE

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

Joseph-Michel married Angélique D'ANJOU 15 February 1779 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique D'ANJOU was born 22 June 1747 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angélique died 10 April 1825 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angélique was the child of Jacques D'ANJOU and Angelique GRONDIN.

Joseph-Michel GAGNON died 5 June 1815 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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