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flag female ancestor  Elisabeth  GAGNON

Born
5 March 1825 La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died
11 November 1904 Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

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Born: 5 March 1825 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Paternal grandparents: Agapit GAGNON , Elisabeth MCNICOLL
Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie DALLAIRE , Madeleine SAVARD


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Elisabeth  married  Emilien TREMBLAY 24 October 1843 in La Malbaie, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Emilien TREMBLAY  was born 5 September 1823 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .  Emilien died 25 September 1899 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .  Emilien was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Louise VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT.

Elisabeth GAGNON died 11 November 1904 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic MugGagnon 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!

Spouse & Children of Elisabeth GAGNON

Elisabeth GAGNON married flag male ancestor Emilien TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 24 October 1843
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Canada East
Emilien TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Louise VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT



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Children of Emilien TREMBLAY and Elisabeth GAGNON


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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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BirthBirth — 1825
5 March 1825
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
marriage1843 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth GAGNON and Emilien TREMBLAY 24 October 1843, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 18 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 Birth of Child
Elisabeth TREMBLAY was born 2 May 1845, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Elisabeth was 20 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Birth of Child
Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 6 March 1854, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Elisabeth was 29 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1874 Marriage of Child
David TREMBLAY married 8 September 1874, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada to Christine MCLEOD
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1879 Marriage of Child
Aurore TREMBLAY married 24 February 1879, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada to Joseph TREMBLAY
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1892 Death of Child
Cecile TREMBLAY died 11 December 1892, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Elisabeth was 67 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1895 Death of Child
Marthe TREMBLAY died 7 September 1895, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Elisabeth was 70 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1899 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emilien TREMBLAY died 25 September 1899, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
DeathDeath — 1904
11 November 1904
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 79.
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