Angele
GAGNON
Born
15 December 1794
,
L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died
15 August 1866
,
L'Islet, Canada East
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Born: 15 December 1794 in L'Islet, Lower Canada
Father:
Jean-Eloi GAGNON
Mother:
Marie-Therese ST-PIERRE
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph GAGNON
, Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES
Maternal grandparents:
Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT
, Veronique JEAN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Angele married Basile POITRAS 6 June 1813 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Basile POITRAS was born 27 May 1791 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Basile died 7 May 1876 in Saint-Sauveur, Québec, Canada. Basile was the child of Jean POITRAS and Genevieve COUILLARD.
Angele GAGNON died 15 August 1866 in L'Islet, Canada East .
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic MugDid 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 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.
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Spouse & Children of Angele GAGNON
Angele GAGNON married 
Basile POITRAS
Marriage date: 6 June 1813
Marriage place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Basile POITRAS was the child of Jean POITRAS and Genevieve COUILLARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Basile POITRASMarriage date: 6 June 1813
Marriage place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Basile POITRAS was the child of Jean POITRAS and Genevieve COUILLARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Basile POITRAS and Angele GAGNON
Basile POITRASBorn: 15 May 1815, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 5 January 1891, St-Eugene, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada
Died: 5 January 1891, St-Eugene, L'Islet, Quebec, Canada
Married: Emerentienne DUBE 11 February 1839 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
Pierre POITRASBorn: abt. 1817, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Julie DUVAL 29 August 1843 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 179415 December 1794
L'Islet, Lower Canada
1813 Marriage / PartnerAngele GAGNON and Basile POITRAS 6 June 1813, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
She was 18 years old.
1815 Birth of ChildBasile POITRAS was born 15 May 1815, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
Angele was 20 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Marriage of ChildBasile POITRAS married 11 February 1839, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Emerentienne DUBE
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)
1843 Marriage of ChildPierre POITRAS married 29 August 1843, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Julie DUVAL
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 186615 August 1866
L'Islet, Canada East
She died at the age of 71.
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