Raphaël GAGNÉ

Born

13 December 1701 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

26 April 1767 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Ignace GAGNÉ Louise TREMBLAY

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Born: 13 December 1701 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace GAGNÉ

Mother: Louise TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Louis GAGNÉ (GASNIER) , Marie MICHEL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Ozanne ACHON

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Raphaël married Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE 4 July 1729 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE was born 28 July 1710 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 20 May 1774 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis ALLAIRE and Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN).

Raphaël GAGNÉ died 26 April 1767 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Raphaël GAGNÉ married

Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE
Marriage date: 4 July 1729
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE was the child of Louis ALLAIRE and Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

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Children:

Josephte Gagné 1730-1774

Thérèse Gagnier dit Raphaël 1735-1780

Louis Gagné 1739-

Joseph Gagné dit Raphaël 1746-

Pierre Gagné ca 1748-1830

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Birth — 1701
13 December 1701
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Raphaël GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephte ALLAIRE 4 July 1729, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.