Etienne GAGNON

(b. 2 February 1735 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1804 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Etienne GAGNON was born 2 February 1735 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Etienne GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise-Madeleine BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Agathe BELANGER (maternal) Jacques BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and Marguerite VERREAULT (VERREAU)

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

Etienne married Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE 8 November 1762 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE was born 10 October 1743 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Francoise died 5 January 1832 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Francoise was the child of Mathieu ORESTEILLE dit LAMY and Elisabeth METIVIER.

Etienne GAGNON died 18 November 1804 in L'Islet, Lower 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!

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.

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