Joseph-Abraham GAGNON

(b. 13 March 1801 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada d. 29 June 1864 , Trois-Pistoles, Canada East )

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Joseph-Abraham GAGNON was born 13 March 1801 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Joseph-Abraham GAGNON was the child of Barthelemy GAGNON and Marie-Catherine GARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GARON and Françoise BOUCHER

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

Joseph-Abraham married Marie-Agathe ROUSSEAU 1 February 1831 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agathe ROUSSEAU was born 20 February 1813 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Marie-Agathe died 8 November 1894 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Marie-Agathe was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Marie-Thérèse ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT.

Joseph-Abraham GAGNON died 29 June 1864 in Trois-Pistoles, Canada East .
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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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