Marguerite GAGNON

(b. 5 October 1598 , Tourouvre, Perche, France d. 7 December 1677 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Marguerite GAGNON was born 5 October 1598 in Tourouvre, Perche, France

Marguerite GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON (GAIGNON) and Renée-Madeleine ROGER

Marguerite was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1644.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Marguerite married Eloi TAVERNIER 3 February 1624 in Sainte-Madeleine, La Ventrouze, Normandy, France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eloi TAVERNIER was born abt. 1605 in Randonnai, Perche, France. Eloi died 19 April 1651 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).

Marguerite GAGNON died 7 December 1677 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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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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