Marie-Madeleine GAGNON

(b. 17 May 1767 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 August 1805 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine GAGNON was born 17 May 1767 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Madeleine MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Claire FOURNIER (maternal) Joseph MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Charlotte MORIN

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Marie-Madeleine married Joseph ST-PIERRE 16 June 1783 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph ST-PIERRE was born abt. 1755 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 6 December 1797 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Veronique JEAN.

Marie-Madeleine GAGNON died 27 August 1805 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Marie-Madeleine GAGNON married

Joseph ST-PIERRE-- Date: 16 June 1783 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph ST-PIERRE was the child of Antoine ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Veronique JEAN

Children of Joseph ST-PIERRE and Marie-Madeleine GAGNON:

Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT (b.15 July 1793, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Antoine ROUSSEAU 11 August 1806 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Luce ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT (b.20 May 1796, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHOUINARD 15 July 1817 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1767 Birth
17 May 1767
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine GAGNON and Joseph ST-PIERRE 16 June 1783, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 15 July 1793, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Luce ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT was born 20 May 1796, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 29 years old.