Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ

Born

29 February 1752 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

10 August 1816 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

Joseph-Ignace married Felicite TREMBLAY 21 November 1774 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Felicite TREMBLAY was born 9 August 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . Felicite died 23 December 1834 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . Felicite was the child of François TREMBLAY and Marie-Josèphe DUFOUR .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ

Parents of Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ

Father

Ignace GAGNÉ

Mother

Agathe PERRON

Grandparents of Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents

Ignace GAGNÉ Angélique DUFOUR

Maternal grandparents

Jean PERRON Agathe SIMARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ

Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ married

Felicite TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 21 November 1774
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite TREMBLAY was the child of François TREMBLAY and Marie-Josèphe DUFOUR

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ and Felicite TREMBLAY

François GAGNE

Born: 15 May 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 March 1864, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

Marie-Anne GAGNE

Born: 11 January 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 December 1808, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Jean-Marie GAGNE

Born: 12 May 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 January 1804, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Geneviève GAGNE

Born: 12 July 1786, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Barthelemy GAGNE

Born: 8 May 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Modeste GAGNE

Born: 22 September 1789, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Felicite GAGNE

Born: 22 March 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 28 December 1859, Rimouski, Canada East

Marie-Catherine GAGNE

Born: 16 September 1797, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 22 June 1871, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada

Madeleine GAGNE

Born: 5 August 1799, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 8 June 1877, Rimouski, Québec, Canada

Etienne GAGNE

Born: 17 May 1801, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 19 April 1835, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Olivier GAGNE

Born: 17 July 1803, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: 16 July 1848, Sainte-Luce, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1752
29 February 1752
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Ignace GAGNÉ and Felicite TREMBLAY 21 November 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 22 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.

1776 Birth of Child
François GAGNE was born 15 May 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Ignace was 24 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNE was born 11 January 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Ignace was 25 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie GAGNE was born 12 May 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Ignace was 30 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAGNE was born 12 July 1786, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph-Ignace was 34 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Barthelemy GAGNE was born 8 May 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph-Ignace was 36 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Modeste GAGNE was born 22 September 1789, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph-Ignace was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Felicite GAGNE was born 22 March 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Ignace was 40 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNE was born 16 September 1797, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Ignace was 45 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNE was born 5 August 1799, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Ignace was 47 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Etienne GAGNE was born 17 May 1801, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Ignace was 49 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Olivier GAGNE was born 17 July 1803, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Ignace was 51 years old.

1804 Death of Child
Jean-Marie GAGNE died 26 January 1804, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Ignace was 51 years old.

1808 Death of Child
Marie-Anne GAGNE died 28 December 1808, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Ignace was 56 years old.

Death — 1816
10 August 1816
Rimouski, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.

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