Marie-Françoise GAGNON

Born

8 October 1746 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

30 September 1824 , Essex, , Upper Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Françoise GAGNON

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Born: 8 October 1746 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Françoise GAGNON

Father

François GAGNON

Mother

Marie-Thecle DEBLOIS

Grandparents of Marie-Françoise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GAGNON Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents

Germain DEBLOIS Marie DUPONT

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

Marie-Françoise married Pierre Francois BENETEAU dit LABALEINE 8 September 1767 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre Francois BENETEAU dit LABALEINE was born 31 August 1745 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan). Pierre Francois died 3 March 1803 in Essex, , Upper Canada.

Marie-Françoise GAGNON died 30 September 1824 in Essex, , Upper Canada.
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Françoise GAGNON

Marie-Françoise GAGNON married

Pierre Francois BENETEAU dit LABALEINE
Marriage date: 8 September 1767
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Children of Pierre Francois BENETEAU dit LABALEINE and Marie-Françoise GAGNON

Pierre BENETEAU

Born: 27 February 1785, Assumption, Quebec (Ontario), Canada
Died: 21 October 1827, Amherstburg, , Upper Canada

Married: Mary Jane GIGNAC 1 October 1811

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
8 October 1746
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise GAGNON and Pierre Francois BENETEAU dit LABALEINE 8 September 1767, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 20 years old.

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.