Claire GAGNON

(b. 20 July 1786 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 December 1860 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )

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Claire GAGNON was born 20 July 1786 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Claire GAGNON was the child of Jean-Marc GAGNON and Marie-Augustine BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD (maternal) Jacques BOUCHARD and Françoise ROUSSET

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

Claire married Jean-François BERGERON 13 October 1812 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean-François BERGERON was born 2 November 1789 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jean-François died 9 December 1847 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jean-François was the child of André BERGERON and Elisabeth SAVARD.

Claire GAGNON died 6 December 1860 in Isle-aux-Coudres, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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