Jacob-Jacques GAGNON

(b. 28 November 1797 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 8 December 1862 , Les Éboulements, Canada East )

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Jacob-Jacques GAGNON was born 28 November 1797 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Jacob-Jacques GAGNON was the child of Jean-François GAGNON and Modeste TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dominique GAGNON and Ursule PILOTE (maternal) Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and 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!

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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