Jacob-Jacques GAGNON

Born

28 November 1797 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Died

8 December 1862 , Les Éboulements, Canada East

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Jean-François GAGNON Modeste TREMBLAY

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Born: 28 November 1797 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Father: Jean-François GAGNON

Mother: Modeste TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Dominique GAGNON , Ursule PILOTE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY , Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE

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Jacob-Jacques married Louise FORTIN 5 May 1829 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise FORTIN was born 31 January 1813 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Louise died 14 September 1866 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Louise was the child of Vital FORTIN and Antoinette GAGNON.

Jacob-Jacques GAGNON died 8 December 1862 in Les Éboulements, 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!

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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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Spouse & Children of Jacob-Jacques GAGNON

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Jacob-Jacques GAGNON married

Louise FORTIN
Marriage date: 5 May 1829
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Louise FORTIN was the child of Vital FORTIN and Antoinette GAGNON

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Children of Jacob-Jacques GAGNON and Louise FORTIN

Louise GAGNON

Born: 2 September 1830, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Arsene-Eugene TREMBLAY 1 February 1848 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Leocadie GAGNON

Born: 25 November 1832, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre TREMBLAY 2 May 1848 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Martine GAGNON

Born: 30 June 1836, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Donatien AUDET dit LAPOINTE 11 January 1853 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1797
28 November 1797
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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

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)

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1829 Marriage / Partner
Jacob-Jacques GAGNON and Louise FORTIN 5 May 1829, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 31 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Louise GAGNON was born 2 September 1830, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacob-Jacques was 32 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Leocadie GAGNON was born 25 November 1832, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacob-Jacques was 35 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Marie-Martine GAGNON was born 30 June 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacob-Jacques was 38 years old.

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)

1848 Marriage of Child
Louise GAGNON married 1 February 1848, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Arsene-Eugene TREMBLAY

1848 Marriage of Child
Leocadie GAGNON married 2 May 1848, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Pierre TREMBLAY

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

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

1853 Marriage of Child
Marie-Martine GAGNON married 11 January 1853, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Donatien AUDET dit LAPOINTE

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser