Pierre
GAGNON
(b.
23 October 1805
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
d.
3 December 1867
,
St-Épiphane, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
)
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Pierre GAGNON was born 23 October 1805 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Pierre GAGNON was the child of Henri GAGNON and Madeleine LEVESQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU (maternal) Dominique LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne DIONNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Helene BOUCHARD 17 November 1829 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Helene BOUCHARD was born 8 January 1810 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Helene died 30 January 1901 in St-Épiphane, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Helene was the child of Nicolas BOUCHARD and Angélique DUBE.
Pierre GAGNON died 3 December 1867 in St-Épiphane, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada.
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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.
Family and Children of Pierre GAGNON
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Marie-Helene BOUCHARD-- Date: 17 November 1829 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Helene BOUCHARD was the child of Nicolas BOUCHARD and Angélique DUBE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Helene BOUCHARD:
Obeline-Evelyne GAGNON (b.abt. 1840, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 June 1894, St-Épiphane, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada)
m. Lazare LEBEL 7 June 1862
Marie-Helene BOUCHARD-- Date: 17 November 1829 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada Marie-Helene BOUCHARD was the child of Nicolas BOUCHARD and Angélique DUBE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Helene BOUCHARD:
Obeline-Evelyne GAGNON (b.abt. 1840, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 June 1894, St-Épiphane, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada)m. Lazare LEBEL 7 June 1862
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1805 Birth 23 October 1805
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
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
1829 Marriage / PartnerPierre GAGNON and Marie-Helene BOUCHARD 17 November 1829, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
He was 24 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 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1867 Death 3 December 1867
St-Épiphane, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 62.
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