Genevieve GAGNON

Born

14 November 1744 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

1 May 1790 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph GAGNON Claire FOURNIER

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Born: 14 November 1744 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GAGNON

Mother: Claire FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Alexandre GAGNON , Angélique CARON

Maternal grandparents: Charles FOURNIER , Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD

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Genevieve married Francois DUVAL 20 October 1760 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois DUVAL was born 25 March 1735 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Francois died 27 August 1827 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Francois DUVAL and Elisabeth GOUPIL dite LAVIOLETTE.

Genevieve GAGNON died 1 May 1790 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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.

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Francois DUVAL
Marriage date: 20 October 1760
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada
Francois DUVAL was the child of Francois DUVAL and Elisabeth GOUPIL dite LAVIOLETTE

Children of Francois DUVAL and Genevieve GAGNON

Therese DUVAL

Born: 25 August 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 June 1789, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 30 July 1781 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Angélique DUVAL

Born: 2 April 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Eucher TREMBLAY 22 August 1803 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
14 November 1744
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve GAGNON and Francois DUVAL 20 October 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 15 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Therese DUVAL was born 25 August 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Genevieve was 18 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.