Etienne GAGNÉ

Born

3 January 1772 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 April 1846 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Etienne married Victoire ST-ÉLOY 7 October 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Victoire ST-ÉLOY was born 6 August 1770 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada. Victoire died 28 July 1842 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Victoire was the child of Eloi-Guillaume CHOUAN ST-ÉLOY and Madeleine MAILLOUX .

Parents & Family of Etienne GAGNÉ

Parents of Etienne GAGNÉ

Father

Ignace GAGNÉ

Mother

Agathe PERRON

Grandparents of Etienne GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents

Ignace GAGNÉ Angélique DUFOUR

Maternal grandparents

Jean PERRON Agathe SIMARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne GAGNÉ

Etienne GAGNÉ married

Victoire ST-ÉLOY
Marriage date: 7 October 1794
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Victoire ST-ÉLOY was the child of Eloi-Guillaume CHOUAN ST-ÉLOY and Madeleine MAILLOUX

Children of Etienne GAGNÉ and Victoire ST-ÉLOY

Marguerite GAGNÉ

Born: 17 August 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste COTE 31 January 1826 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Flavie GAGNÉ

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François TREMBLAY 23 July 1827 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Hieronime GAGNÉ

Born: 26 October 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 23 March 1872, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: François BOUCHARD 23 November 1830 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1772
3 January 1772
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNÉ and Victoire ST-ÉLOY 7 October 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNÉ was born 17 August 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 28 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Hieronime GAGNÉ was born 26 October 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 39 years old.

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