Josephte-Marguerite GAGNON

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26 February 1762 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Died

14 November 1824 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Etienne GAGNON Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE

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Born: 26 February 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Father: Etienne GAGNON

Mother: Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: François LAVOIE , Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

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Josephte-Marguerite married Louis GAGNÉ 14 January 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis GAGNÉ was born 30 April 1765 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Louis died 15 January 1836 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Louis GAGNÉ and Cecile-Victoire SAUTON.

Josephte-Marguerite GAGNON died 14 November 1824 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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Louis GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 14 January 1794
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Louis GAGNÉ was the child of Louis GAGNÉ and Cecile-Victoire SAUTON

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Louis GAGNÉ

Born: 24 August 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 11 February 1886, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Henriette VANDAL 13 November 1821 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1762
26 February 1762
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

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.

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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Josephte-Marguerite GAGNON and Louis GAGNÉ 14 January 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 31 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNÉ was born 24 August 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte-Marguerite was 34 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1821 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNÉ married 13 November 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Henriette VANDAL