David GAGNE

Born

6 January 1780 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 January 1834 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

David married Helene TREMBLAY 29 May 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Helene TREMBLAY was born 20 June 1780 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Helene was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Scholastique DEMEULES (DESMEULES) .

Parents & Family of David GAGNE

Parents of David GAGNE

Father

Louis-Marie GAGNE

Mother

Julie GAGNON

Grandparents of David GAGNE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GAGNÉ Marie-Marthe SIMARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNON Scholastique GIRARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of David GAGNE

David GAGNE married

Helene TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 29 May 1804
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Helene TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Scholastique DEMEULES (DESMEULES)

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Children of David GAGNE and Helene TREMBLAY

Olivier GAGNE

Born: 26 September 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 13 September 1868, Ste-Anne-des-Monts, Canada

Luc GAGNE

Born: 2 August 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 8 June 1875, Ste-Angèle-de-Mérici, Rimouski, Quebec, 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 — 1780
6 January 1780
Les Éboulements, 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
David GAGNE and Helene TREMBLAY 29 May 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Olivier GAGNE was born 26 September 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

David was 26 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Luc GAGNE was born 2 August 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

David was 31 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