Rosalie GAGNON

Born

19 June 1753 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

6 July 1815 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Jean died 21 August 1795 in Rimouski, Lower Canada . Jean was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE .

Parents & Family of Rosalie GAGNON

Parents of Rosalie GAGNON

Father

Jacques GAGNON

Mother

Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Grandparents of Rosalie GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON) Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON)

Maternal grandparents

Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE Marie-Anne OUELLET

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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rosalie GAGNON

Rosalie GAGNON married

Jean RUEST (RUAIS)
Marriage date: 5 July 1774
Marriage place: Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean RUEST (RUAIS) was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Children of Jean RUEST (RUAIS) and Rosalie GAGNON

Marie-Marthe RUEST

Born: 15 July 1783, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 November 1850, Rimouski, Canada East

Married: Etienne PAQUET 13 January 1801 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

Apolline RUEST (RUAIS)

Born: 7 March 1788, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 April 1868, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Canada

Married: Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD 17 February 1806 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1753
19 June 1753
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Rosalie GAGNON and Jean RUEST (RUAIS) 5 July 1774, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

She was 21 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-Marthe RUEST was born 15 July 1783, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Rosalie was 30 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) was born 7 March 1788, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Rosalie was 34 years old.

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

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

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean RUEST (RUAIS) died 21 August 1795, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe RUEST married 13 January 1801, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Etienne PAQUET

1806 Marriage of Child
Apolline RUEST (RUAIS) married 17 February 1806, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Joseph-Sebastien POIRIER dit MICHAUD

Death — 1815
6 July 1815
Rimouski, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 62.

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