Jean-Baptiste
GAGNON
(b.
5 September 1721
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
d.
3 November 1794
,
Château-Richer, Lower Canada
)
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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 5 September 1721 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Thérèse ROCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite RACINE (maternal) Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT) 24 July 1747 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT) was born 19 February 1726 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Madeleine died 1 May 1787 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Madeleine was the child of Jean CAZAULT and Marie-Madeleine VOYER.
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON died 3 November 1794 in Château-Richer, 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!
Occupation
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON
[Hide/Show]Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married 
Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT)-- Date: 24 July 1747 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT)
Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT) was the child of Jean CAZAULT and Marie-Madeleine VOYER
Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT):
Marie-Louise GAGNON (b.23 December 1752, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1845, Château-Richer, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER 1 August 1774 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Marie-Felicite GAGNON (b.31 December 1761, Château-Richer, Canada d. 2 March 1831, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine FILION 7 November 1781 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Marie-Geneviève GAGNON (b.12 August 1774, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1844, Château-Richer, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste MOREL 9 February 1802 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT)-- Date: 24 July 1747 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT)Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT) was the child of Jean CAZAULT and Marie-Madeleine VOYER
Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT):
Marie-Louise GAGNON (b.23 December 1752, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1845, Château-Richer, Canada East )m. Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER 1 August 1774 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Marie-Felicite GAGNON (b.31 December 1761, Château-Richer, Canada d. 2 March 1831, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )m. Antoine FILION 7 November 1781 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Marie-Geneviève GAGNON (b.12 August 1774, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 February 1844, Château-Richer, Canada East )m. Jean-Baptiste MOREL 9 February 1802 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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1721 Birth 5 September 1721
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
1747 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste GAGNON and Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT) 24 July 1747, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
He was 25 years old.
1752 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise GAGNON was born 23 December 1752, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildMarie-Felicite GAGNON was born 31 December 1761, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.
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 of ChildMarie-Louise GAGNON married 1 August 1774, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER
1774 Birth of ChildMarie-Geneviève GAGNON was born 12 August 1774, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Jean-Baptiste was 52 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.1781 Marriage of ChildMarie-Felicite GAGNON married 7 November 1781, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Antoine FILION
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT) died 1 May 1787, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1794 Death 3 November 1794
Château-Richer, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 73.
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