Louis-Joseph GAGNON

Born

29 September 1773 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 April 1855 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

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Born: 29 September 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Louis-Joseph GAGNON

Father

Etienne GAGNON

Mother

Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD

Grandparents of Louis-Joseph GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie GAGNON Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents

Charles SIMARD Charlotte GAGNON

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

Louis-Joseph married Marguerite DURETTE 16 November 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite DURETTE was born 25 October 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 28 August 1832 in Québec, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste DURETTE and Marie-Bibiane LABERGE.

Louis-Joseph GAGNON died 17 April 1855 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Joseph GAGNON

Louis-Joseph GAGNON married

Marguerite DURETTE
Marriage date: 16 November 1790
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DURETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DURETTE and Marie-Bibiane LABERGE

Children of Louis-Joseph GAGNON and Marguerite DURETTE

Helene GAGNON

Born: 22 August 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 5 March 1881, Lacolle, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre ALLARD 27 September 1808 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Agnes GAGNON

Born: 9 February 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 18 August 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Francois VANDAL 6 October 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Marguerite GAGNON

Born: 3 July 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Aimee TREMBLAY 1 February 1825 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Louis-Georges GAGNON

Born: 28 March 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Olive TREMBLAY 21 November 1826 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1773
29 September 1773
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Joseph GAGNON and Marguerite DURETTE 16 November 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 17 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Helene GAGNON was born 22 August 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Joseph was 17 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Agnes GAGNON was born 9 February 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Joseph was 20 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNON was born 3 July 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Joseph was 24 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Louis-Georges GAGNON was born 28 March 1806, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Joseph was 32 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Helene GAGNON married 27 September 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Pierre ALLARD

1812 Marriage of Child
Agnes GAGNON married 6 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Francois VANDAL

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)

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

1825 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNON married 1 February 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Aimee TREMBLAY

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

1826 Marriage of Child
Louis-Georges GAGNON married 21 November 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada to Olive TREMBLAY

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Death of Child
Agnes GAGNON died 18 August 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Joseph was 53 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DURETTE died 28 August 1832, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.