François-Louis GAGNÉ

Born

20 November 1761 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Died

5 December 1835 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François-Louis GAGNÉ

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Born: 20 November 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Parents of François-Louis GAGNÉ

Father

Jean GAGNÉ

Mother

Marguerite-Apolline SIMARD

Grandparents of François-Louis GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents

François-Xavier GAGNÉ Geneviève FILION

Maternal grandparents

Noël SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

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

François-Louis married Marie-Anne LAVOIE 25 November 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LAVOIE was born 6 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 31 January 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of René LAVOIE and Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY.

François-Louis GAGNÉ died 5 December 1835 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Louis GAGNÉ

François-Louis GAGNÉ married

Marie-Anne LAVOIE
Marriage date: 25 November 1794
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne LAVOIE was the child of René LAVOIE and Marie-Agathe TREMBLAY

Children of François-Louis GAGNÉ and Marie-Anne LAVOIE

Marguerite-Olive GAGNÉ

Born: 11 May 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 March 1853, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Marie-Godfroy TREMBLAY 27 April 1819 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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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 — 1761
20 November 1761
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

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.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
François-Louis GAGNÉ and Marie-Anne LAVOIE 25 November 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 33 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Olive GAGNÉ was born 11 May 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François-Louis was 39 years old.

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne LAVOIE died 31 January 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Olive GAGNÉ married 27 April 1819, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Joseph-Marie-Godfroy TREMBLAY

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)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1835
5 December 1835
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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