Genevieve GAGNON

Born

17 August 1750 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1841 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

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Etienne GAGNON Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD

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Born: 17 August 1750 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: François BOUCHARD , Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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Genevieve married Joseph LAVOIE 26 October 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph LAVOIE was born 25 September 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Joseph died 9 November 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Joseph was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY).

Genevieve GAGNON died 28 February 1841 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, 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.

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Spouse & Children of Genevieve GAGNON

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Joseph LAVOIE
Marriage date: 26 October 1772
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph LAVOIE was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Children of Joseph LAVOIE and Genevieve GAGNON

Marie-Olive LAVOIE

Born: 23 July 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 February 1875, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Married: Leon BOUCHARD 9 October 1810 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE

Born: 18 February 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 November 1865, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Theotiste BOIVIN 7 January 1817 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marcel LAVOIE

Born: 11 February 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 September 1851, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Antoinette PERRON 6 November 1810 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1750
17 August 1750
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve GAGNON and Joseph LAVOIE 26 October 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Olive LAVOIE was born 23 July 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE was born 18 February 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve was 34 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marcel LAVOIE was born 11 February 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve was 36 years old.

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

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

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

1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LAVOIE died 9 November 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Olive LAVOIE married 9 October 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Leon BOUCHARD

1810 Marriage of Child
Marcel LAVOIE married 6 November 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Antoinette PERRON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE married 7 January 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Theotiste BOIVIN

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States