Francois
GAGNON
(b.
19 September 1832
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
24 February 1921
,
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois GAGNON was born 19 September 1832 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Francois GAGNON was the child of Magloire GAGNON and Angelique-Marie DALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Agapit GAGNON and Elisabeth MCNICOLL (maternal) Joseph-Marie DALLAIRE and Madeleine SAVARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
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, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Sarah-Adeline died 11 September 1873 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Sarah-Adeline was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Louise VILLENEUVE dite AMYOT.
Francois GAGNON died 24 February 1921 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Francois appear below.
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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
Francois GAGNON was a 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
Francois GAGNON was a 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
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.
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