Geneviève GAGNON

Born

abt. 1770 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 March 1852 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Dominique GAGNON Ursule PILOTE

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Born: abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Dominique GAGNON

Mother: Ursule PILOTE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Charles PILOTE , Marie-Ursule TREMBLAY

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Geneviève married François PERRON 28 July 1795 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François PERRON was born 17 April 1773 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). François died 13 August 1841 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste PERRON and Marie-Josephe BOUCHARD.

Geneviève GAGNON died 10 March 1852 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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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.

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Geneviève GAGNON married

François PERRON
Marriage date: 28 July 1795
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
François PERRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste PERRON and Marie-Josephe BOUCHARD

Children of François PERRON and Geneviève GAGNON

Agnes PERRON

Born: 10 January 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gregoire TREMBLAY 5 October 1813 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean PERRON

Born: 4 September 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 5 April 1872, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 13 September 1824 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Francois PERRON

Born: abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Luce DESBIENS 17 February 1824 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAGNON and François PERRON 28 July 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1798 Birth of Child
Agnes PERRON was born 10 January 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

1800 Birth of Child
Jean PERRON was born 4 September 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1813 Marriage of Child
Agnes PERRON married 5 October 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Gregoire TREMBLAY

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)

1824 Marriage of Child
Francois PERRON married 17 February 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Luce DESBIENS

1824 Marriage of Child
Jean PERRON married 13 September 1824, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie TREMBLAY

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada