Marie-Claire GAGNON

(b. 20 October 1768 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 January 1805 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Claire GAGNON was born 20 October 1768 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Claire 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-Claire married Jean-Benoni BERUBE 24 January 1785 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Benoni BERUBE was born 3 June 1753 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Benoni died 29 January 1831 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Jean-Benoni was the child of André BERUBE and Marie-Josephte VEZINA.

Marie-Claire GAGNON died 12 January 1805 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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