Francois GAGNON

Born

19 September 1832 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Died

24 February 1921 , Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

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Magloire GAGNON Angelique-Marie DALLAIRE

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Born: 19 September 1832 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Father: Magloire GAGNON

Mother: Angelique-Marie DALLAIRE

Paternal grandparents: Agapit GAGNON , Elisabeth MCNICOLL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie DALLAIRE , Madeleine SAVARD

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Francois married Sarah-Adeline TREMBLAY 27 September 1853 in Chicoutimi, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah-Adeline TREMBLAY was born 28 January 1837 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Sarah-Adeline died 11 September 1873 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada . Sarah-Adeline was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Louise VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT.

Francois GAGNON died 24 February 1921 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .
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Gagnon 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!

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Recorded occupation: COUREUR DE BOIS

Coureurs de bois were French Canadian traders who traveled to Indigenous territories to trade European items for furs. They usually obtained furs by trading with First Nations peoples, rather than hunting themselves. Most coureurs de bois traded illegally, without a license from the Quebec government.

A Wild Frontier Journey: Life as a Coureur de Bois in 17th Century New France

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Francois GAGNON married

Sarah-Adeline TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 27 September 1853
Marriage place: Chicoutimi, Canada East
Sarah-Adeline TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Louise VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Francois GAGNON and Sarah-Adeline TREMBLAY

Alexandre GAGNON

Born: 13 January 1858, Chicoutimi, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Louise TREMBLAY 3 July 1882 Place: Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

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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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Birth — 1832
19 September 1832
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1853 Marriage / Partner
Francois GAGNON and Sarah-Adeline TREMBLAY 27 September 1853, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

He was 21 years old.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 Birth of Child
Alexandre GAGNON was born 13 January 1858, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

Francois was 25 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - 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.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1873 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah-Adeline TREMBLAY died 11 September 1873, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1882 Marriage of Child
Alexandre GAGNON married 3 July 1882, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada to Louise TREMBLAY

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

Death — 1921
24 February 1921
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 88.

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