Louis GAGNON

(b. 17 December 1738 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1812 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada )

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Louis GAGNON was born 17 December 1738 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Louis GAGNON was the child of Louis GAGNON and Marie-Cecile DROUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Raphael GAGNON and Marie-Louise CLOUTIER (maternal) Étienne DROUIN and Cecile PARÉ

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

Louis married Marie-Josephe FORTIN 4 October 1773 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe FORTIN was born abt. 1754 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 19 February 1842 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Josephe was the child of Julien FORTIN and Marie NAVERS.

Louis GAGNON died 27 October 1812 in Château-Richer, 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.

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Louis GAGNON married

Marie-Josephe FORTIN-- Date: 4 October 1773 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Josephe FORTIN was the child of Julien FORTIN and Marie NAVERS

Children of Louis GAGNON and Marie-Josephe FORTIN:

Boniface GAGNON (b.21 October 1785, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Angele RIVARD 9 January 1809 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1738 Birth
17 December 1738
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAGNON and Marie-Josephe FORTIN 4 October 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 34 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Boniface GAGNON was born 21 October 1785, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Louis was 46 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Boniface GAGNON married 9 January 1809, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Angele RIVARD