Geneviève GAGNON

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22 December 1765 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 November 1835 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Antoine GAGNON Geneviève BOUCHER

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Born: 22 December 1765 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Antoine GAGNON

Mother: Geneviève BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Antoine GAGNON , Reine-Therese OUELLET

Maternal grandparents: Philippe BOUCHER , Marie DIONNE

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Geneviève married Francois BRISSON 23 February 1784 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois BRISSON was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Francois died 7 September 1818 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Francois was the child of Francois BRISSON and Madeleine LANDIS.

Geneviève GAGNON died 29 November 1835 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Geneviève GAGNON married

Francois BRISSON
Marriage date: 23 February 1784
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois BRISSON was the child of Francois BRISSON and Madeleine LANDIS

Children of Francois BRISSON and Geneviève GAGNON

Pierre BRISSON

Born: 2 November 1794, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Monique FOURNIER 28 November 1815 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Anastasie BRISSON

Born: 9 August 1798, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 28 August 1863, St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Married: Joseph LAVOIE 20 February 1821 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1765
22 December 1765
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAGNON and Francois BRISSON 23 February 1784, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 18 years old.

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
Pierre BRISSON was born 2 November 1794, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Anastasie BRISSON was born 9 August 1798, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Geneviève was 32 years old.

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

1815 Marriage of Child
Pierre BRISSON married 28 November 1815, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Monique FOURNIER

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois BRISSON died 7 September 1818, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Anastasie BRISSON married 20 February 1821, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Joseph LAVOIE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1835
29 November 1835
Rimouski, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.

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