Marie
GAGNON
Born
29 January 1787
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
1 April 1860
,
St-Pacôme, Canada
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Born: 29 January 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph-Michel GAGNON
Mother:
Angélique D'ANJOU
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph GAGNON
, Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques D'ANJOU
, Angelique GRONDIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie married Louis LEVESQUE 13 February 1809 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis LEVESQUE was born 3 April 1779 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Louis died 15 February 1839 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Louis was the child of Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE and Marie-Josephe DIONNE.
Marie GAGNON died 1 April 1860 in St-Pacôme, Canada.
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic MugDid 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 changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Marie GAGNON
Marie GAGNON married 
Louis LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 13 February 1809
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
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Louis LEVESQUE was the child of Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE and Marie-Josephe DIONNE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Louis LEVESQUEMarriage date: 13 February 1809
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Marie GAGNON and Louis LEVESQUELouis LEVESQUE was the child of Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE and Marie-Josephe DIONNE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis LEVESQUE and Marie GAGNON
Thomas LEVESQUEBorn: 21 December 1815, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 6 June 1882, St-Pacome, Canada
Died: 6 June 1882, St-Pacome, Canada
Married: Francoise HUDON 6 July 1841 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
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Birth — 178729 January 1787
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1809 Marriage / PartnerMarie GAGNON and Louis LEVESQUE 13 February 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
She was 22 years old.
1815 Birth of ChildThomas LEVESQUE was born 21 December 1815, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Marie was 28 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1839 Death of Spouse/PartnerLouis LEVESQUE died 15 February 1839, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Marriage of ChildThomas LEVESQUE married 6 July 1841, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Francoise HUDON
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 18601 April 1860
St-Pacôme, Canada
She died at the age of 73.
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