Louis
GAGNON
Born
26 November 1782
,
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
16 June 1855
,
La Malbaie, Canada East
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Born: 26 November 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Marc GAGNON
Mother:
Marie-Augustine BOUCHARD
Paternal grandparents:
Etienne GAGNON
, Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques BOUCHARD
, Françoise ROUSSET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis married Rosalie ST-GELAIS 16 February 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie ST-GELAIS was born 20 June 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Rosalie died 5 December 1831 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Rosalie was the child of Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Genevieve BELLEY.
Louis GAGNON died 16 June 1855 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic MugDid 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 changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Louis GAGNON
Louis GAGNON married 
Rosalie ST-GELAIS
Marriage date: 16 February 1808
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Rosalie ST-GELAIS was the child of Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Genevieve BELLEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Rosalie ST-GELAISMarriage date: 16 February 1808
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Rosalie ST-GELAIS was the child of Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Genevieve BELLEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis GAGNON and Rosalie ST-GELAIS
Louis GAGNONMarried: Claire GAUTHIER 21 November 1838 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
Xenophon-Alexis GAGNONMarried: Elise BOILY 23 February 1846 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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Birth — 178226 November 1782
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1808 Marriage / PartnerLouis GAGNON and Rosalie ST-GELAIS 16 February 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 25 years old.
1812 Birth of ChildLouis GAGNON was born 25 July 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Louis was 29 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Death of Spouse/PartnerRosalie ST-GELAIS died 5 December 1831, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Marriage of ChildLouis GAGNON married 21 November 1838, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Claire GAUTHIER
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Marriage of ChildXenophon-Alexis GAGNON married 23 February 1846, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Elise BOILY
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 185516 June 1855
La Malbaie, Canada East
He died at the age of 72.
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