Michel DESGAGNES

Born

4 December 1773 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 June 1846 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Michel married Marie-Josephte LECLERC 7 February 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte LECLERC was born 6 February 1775 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte died 17 February 1861 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East . Marie-Josephte was the child of Basile LECLERC and Josephte ST-PIERRE .

Parents & Family of Michel DESGAGNES

Parents of Michel DESGAGNES

Father

Joseph DESGAGNES

Mother

Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY

Grandparents of Michel DESGAGNES

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas-Joseph DESGAGNES Madeleine ROYER

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume TREMBLAY Marie-Jeanne GLINEL (DELINEL)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel DESGAGNES

Michel DESGAGNES married

Marie-Josephte LECLERC
Marriage date: 7 February 1797
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Michel DESGAGNES and Marie-Josephte LECLERC
Marie-Josephte LECLERC was the child of Basile LECLERC and Josephte ST-PIERRE

Children of Michel DESGAGNES and Marie-Josephte LECLERC

Marie-Anne DESGAGNES

Born: 18 June 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 10 May 1854, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Thomas TREMBLAY 23 November 1825 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Joseph-Timothee DESGAGNES

Born: 7 May 1804, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 11 May 1880, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Suzanne DESGAGNES 7 August 1827 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Mathilde DESGAGNES

Born: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Polycarpe AUDET dit LAPOINTE 18 July 1826 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1773
4 December 1773
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Michel DESGAGNES and Marie-Josephte LECLERC 7 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 23 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESGAGNES was born 18 June 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Michel was 26 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Joseph-Timothee DESGAGNES was born 7 May 1804, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Michel was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England