Marie-Celeste GAGNON

(b. 22 May 1831 , Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada d. 24 February 1893 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Celeste GAGNON was born 22 May 1831 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada

Marie-Celeste GAGNON was the child of Emilien GAGNON and Josephine FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Rose BOUCHARD (maternal) Joseph FORTIN and Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN

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Marie-Celeste married Edouard SIMARD 3 August 1852 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Edouard SIMARD was born 3 April 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Edouard died 20 April 1862 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Edouard was the child of Alexis SIMARD and Quirille SAULNIER.

Marie-Celeste GAGNON died 24 February 1893 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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