Ambroise GAGNON

(b. 7 December 1803 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 23 August 1886 , Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )

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Ambroise GAGNON was born 7 December 1803 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Ambroise 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

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

Ambroise married Emilie DESBIENS 28 August 1838 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Emilie DESBIENS was born 18 September 1816 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Emilie died 15 December 1875 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Emilie was the child of François DESBIENS and Suzanne GUÉRIN.

Ambroise GAGNON died 23 August 1886 in Les Éboulements, 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!

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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