Jacob
GAGNON
Born
8 March 1790
,
La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
26 June 1857
,
La Malbaie, Canada East
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Jacob GAGNON was born 8 March 1790 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dominique GAGNON and Marguerite GIRARD (maternal) Duncan MCNICOLL and Catherine NICOLASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jacob married Modeste FORTIN 25 August 1812 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Modeste FORTIN was born 14 July 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Modeste was the child of Damase FORTIN and Genevieve SIMARD.
Jacob GAGNON died 26 June 1857 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug
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 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.
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Modeste FORTIN-- Date: 25 August 1812 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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Modeste FORTIN was the child of Damase FORTIN and Genevieve SIMARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Modeste FORTIN-- Date: 25 August 1812 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada See marriage record for Jacob GAGNON and Modeste FORTINModeste FORTIN was the child of Damase FORTIN and Genevieve SIMARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jacob GAGNON and Modeste FORTIN
Thomas GAGNON (b.5 March 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 11 November 1901, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )m. Leocadie COTE 5 October 1858 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
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1790 Birth 8 March 1790
La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1812 Marriage / PartnerJacob GAGNON and Modeste FORTIN 25 August 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
He was 22 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 England1828 Birth of ChildThomas GAGNON was born 5 March 1828, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Jacob was 38 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1857 Death 26 June 1857
La Malbaie, Canada East
He died at the age of 67.
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