Gervais GAGNON

(b. 8 May 1778 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 January 1866 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Gervais GAGNON was born 8 May 1778 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Gervais GAGNON was the child of Louis-Antoine-Sylvestre GAGNON and Julie GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Scholastique GIRARD (maternal) Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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

Gervais married Geneviève TREMBLAY 8 August 1797 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève TREMBLAY was born 6 March 1776 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Geneviève died 25 June 1854 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Geneviève was the child of Etienne-Dominique TREMBLAY and Therese GAGNE.

Gervais GAGNON died 31 January 1866 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Did you know that most people with the Gagnon name came from three sons of Pierre Gagnon (Gaignon) and Renee Roger of Tourouvre, France, who came to New France (Quebec) around 1637? Mathurin, Jean and Pierre Gagnon, along with their wives did much to populate North America with the proud Gagnon surname!

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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