Marie-Felicite GAGNON

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31 December 1761 , Château-Richer, Canada

Died

2 March 1831 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT)

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Born: 31 December 1761 in Château-Richer, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Mother: Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Thérèse ROCHON

Maternal grandparents: Jean CAZAULT , Marie-Madeleine VOYER

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Marie-Felicite married Antoine FILION 7 November 1781 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine FILION was born 27 February 1758 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Antoine died 8 July 1817 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Antoine was the child of Antoine FILION and Marie-Louise MALBOEUF.

Marie-Felicite GAGNON died 2 March 1831 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!

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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Felicite GAGNON married

Antoine FILION
Marriage date: 7 November 1781
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine FILION was the child of Antoine FILION and Marie-Louise MALBOEUF

Children of Antoine FILION and Marie-Felicite GAGNON

Euphrosine-Christine FILION

Born: 25 August 1794, Château-Richer, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ignace GRAVEL 23 November 1819 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Luce FILION

Born: 25 July 1804, Château-Richer, Lower Canada
Died: June 1892, Laterrière, Québec, Canada

Married: Mars-Marc SIMARD 12 January 1829 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1761
31 December 1761
Château-Richer, Canada

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.

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 / Partner
Marie-Felicite GAGNON and Antoine FILION 7 November 1781, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Euphrosine-Christine FILION was born 25 August 1794, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Felicite was 32 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce FILION was born 25 July 1804, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Felicite was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)