Pierre
GAGNÉ (GASNIER)
Born
2 January 1610
,
Saint-Martin, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Died
30 April 1656
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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Born: 2 January 1610 in Saint-Martin, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
Father:
Louis GAGNÉ
Mother:
Marie LAUNAY
Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marguerite ROSEE 11 June 1638 in Jauzé, Maine, France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite ROSEE was born 11 November 1615 in St-Jacques de Jauze, Mamers, Le Mans, Maine, Sarthe, France. Marguerite died abt. 1684 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) died 30 April 1656 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
The great majority of the American bearers of the surname Gagne or Gagné are descendants of one or another of the brothers Louis and Pierre Gasnier from Igé in Orne, France, who arrived in QC in the 1640s.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
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 Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER)
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) married 
Marguerite ROSEE
Marriage date: 11 June 1638
Marriage place: Jauzé, Maine, France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marguerite ROSEEMarriage date: 11 June 1638
Marriage place: Jauzé, Maine, France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marriage notes:
PRDH has records of the baptisms of several of their children, the first one in Quebec in 1653
"Pierre, son of Louis Gagne and Marie Launay, native of Ige, married to Marguerite Rosee about 1639 at Saint-Come-de-Vair, went to Canada with his wife, after the birth of his fifth child, Nicolas. The founding couple was at Quebec in the summer of 1653, because on 17 September they had their last child Marguerite, baptized. This ancestor died on the Beaupre Coast on 30 April 1656."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 127
Children of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marguerite ROSEE
Jean GAGNÉ Louis GAGNÉBorn: 28 January 1643 , Mamers, Maine, Sarthe, France
Died: 24 June 1698, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1698, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Married: Louise PICARD 4 October 1673 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Noelle GAGNÉ (GASNIER)Born: abt. 1643, St-Côsme-en-Vairais, Sarthe, Pays-de-Loire, France
Died: 8 September 1723, Epieds, Loiret, Centre, France
Died: 8 September 1723, Epieds, Loiret, Centre, France
Pierre GAGNÉBorn: 24 February 1645 , St-Cosme de Vair, Sarthe, France
Died: 26 March 1726, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1726, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Married: Catherine DAUBIGEON 19 November 1670 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Francoise GAGNÉ (GASNIER)Born: abt. 1647, Sarthe, Pays-de-La Loire, France
Died: abt. 1653, Sarthe, Pays-de-La Loire, France
Died: abt. 1653, Sarthe, Pays-de-La Loire, France
Simone GAGNÉ (GASNIER)Born: abt. 1648, Sarthe, Pays-de-La Loire, France
Died: 2 September 1689, Charsonville, Loiret, Centre, France
Died: 2 September 1689, Charsonville, Loiret, Centre, France
Nicolas GAGNÉBorn: 29 January 1651 , Courcival, Le Mans, France
Died: 8 September 1687, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 8 September 1687, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉBorn: 14 September 1653, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Married: Martial SAUTON 10 January 1667 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Married: Pierre LEFEBVRE 4 September 1673 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
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Birth — 16102 January 1610
Saint-Martin, Departement de l'Orne, Basse-Normandie, France
1638 Marriage / PartnerPierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marguerite ROSEE 11 June 1638, Jauzé, Maine, France
He was 28 years old.
1640 Birth of ChildJean GAGNÉ was born 3 March 1640 , , France
Pierre was 30 years old.
1643 Birth of ChildLouis GAGNÉ was born 28 January 1643 , Mamers, Maine, Sarthe, France
Pierre was 33 years old.
1645 Birth of ChildPierre GAGNÉ was born 24 February 1645 , St-Cosme de Vair, Sarthe, France
Pierre was 35 years old.
1648 Death of ChildJean GAGNÉ died 14 November 1648 , , France
Pierre was 38 years old.
1651 Birth of ChildNicolas GAGNÉ was born 29 January 1651 , Courcival, Le Mans, France
Pierre was 41 years old.
1653 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite GAGNÉ was born 14 September 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre was 43 years old.
Death — 165630 April 1656
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 46.
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