Marie-Angelique GAGNON

(b. 17 February 1749 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1810 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Angelique GAGNON was born 17 February 1749 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marie-Angelique GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Angélique PERRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne-Helene LACROIX (maternal) Bertrand PERRAULT (PERROT) and Angélique SIMON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Angelique married Antoine LESSARD 8 February 1773 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine LESSARD was born 11 June 1751 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Antoine died 13 June 1833 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Anne GAGNON.

Marie-Angelique GAGNON died 5 February 1810 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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!

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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