Rosalie GAGNON

(b. 19 June 1753 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1815 , Rimouski, Lower Canada )

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Rosalie GAGNON was born 19 June 1753 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Rosalie GAGNON was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON) and Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) (maternal) Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE and Marie-Anne OUELLET

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

Rosalie married Jean RUEST (RUAIS) 5 July 1774 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean RUEST (RUAIS) was born 3 April 1737 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Jean died 21 August 1795 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Jean was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE.

Rosalie GAGNON died 6 July 1815 in Rimouski, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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