Pelagie GAGNON

(b. 16 March 1743 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1783 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pelagie GAGNON was born 16 March 1743 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Pelagie GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Isabelle LACROIX (maternal) Augustin CARON and Marie-Madeleine GAULIN (GOLIN)

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Pelagie married Charles RACINE 19 January 1761 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles RACINE was born 10 October 1732 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Charles died 7 August 1784 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Charles was the child of Jean RACINE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL.

Pelagie GAGNON died 11 June 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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Pelagie GAGNON married

Charles RACINE-- Date: 19 January 1761 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada
Charles RACINE was the child of Jean RACINE and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Children of Charles RACINE and Pelagie GAGNON:

Marie-Pelagie RACINE (b.10 February 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 May 1806, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Laurent GOSSELIN 18 November 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1743 Birth
16 March 1743
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Pelagie GAGNON and Charles RACINE 19 January 1761, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 17 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Pelagie RACINE was born 10 February 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pelagie was 21 years old.

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.