Germain DESGAGNES

Born

17 March 1780 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 January 1854 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Joseph DESGAGNES Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY

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Born: 17 March 1780 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph DESGAGNES

Mother: Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas-Joseph DESGAGNES , Madeleine ROYER

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume TREMBLAY , Marie-Jeanne GLINEL (DELINEL)

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

Germain married Geneviève PERRON 22 April 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève PERRON was born 22 June 1780 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Geneviève died 2 January 1833 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Geneviève was the child of Alexis PERRON and Charlotte HERVE (HARVEY).

Germain DESGAGNES died 18 January 1854 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .

m. Genevieve Perron
22 avril 1804
Baie St-Paul
Canada

m. Rose Bouchard
19 novembre 1834
Les Eboulements, Québec
Canada

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Spouse & Children of Germain DESGAGNES

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Germain DESGAGNES married

Geneviève PERRON
Marriage date: 22 April 1804
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Geneviève PERRON was the child of Alexis PERRON and Charlotte HERVE (HARVEY)

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Children of Germain DESGAGNES and Geneviève PERRON

Catherine DESGAGNES

Born: 12 March 1808, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: May 1893, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre-Emmanuel AUDET dit LAPOINTE 13 November 1827 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Christine DESGAGNES

Born: abt. 1812, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Vital TREMBLAY 9 May 1832 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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Birth — 1780
17 March 1780
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Germain DESGAGNES and Geneviève PERRON 22 April 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Catherine DESGAGNES was born 12 March 1808, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Germain was 28 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Catherine DESGAGNES married 13 November 1827, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Pierre-Emmanuel AUDET dit LAPOINTE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Christine DESGAGNES married 9 May 1832, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Vital TREMBLAY