Benjamin
GAGNON
(b.
12 February 1841
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
d.
24 October 1920
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada
)
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Benjamin GAGNON was born 12 February 1841 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
Benjamin GAGNON was the child of Louis-Georges GAGNON and Olive TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Joseph GAGNON and Marguerite DURETTE (maternal) Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY and Madeleine POITEVIN dite POTVINBenjamin GAGNON died 24 October 1920 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada .
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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!
Occupation
Benjamin GAGNON was a Navigateur.
The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey into the Life of a Navigateur in 18th Century New France
Benjamin GAGNON was a Navigateur.
The navigateur, or navigator, was the person on board a ship responsible for its navigation — a set of tasks to determine the position of a boat or ship and the route to follow. The navigator's primary responsibility was to be aware of the ship's position at all times. Near coastlines, he had to avoid hazards by determining optimal routes depending on the shoals, the state of the tide, and the channels to follow. On the high seas, he had to be skilled in long-term forecasting in order to make the best possible decisions depending on the weather.
Source: tfcq.ca
A Journey into the Life of a Navigateur in 18th Century New France
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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