Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Born

24 June 1793 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Died

21 November 1820 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Basile GAGNON Marguerite CHARTIER

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Born: 24 June 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Father: Basile GAGNON

Mother: Marguerite CHARTIER

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin GAGNON , Gertrude BLANCHET

Maternal grandparents: Michel CHARTIER , Marguerite MORIN

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

Marie-Josephte married André BROCHU 19 March 1818 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
André BROCHU was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). André died 12 July 1836 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). André was the child of Pierre-Philippe BROCHU and Geneviève ROY.

Marie-Josephte GAGNON died 21 November 1820 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marie-Josephte GAGNON married

André BROCHU
Marriage date: 19 March 1818
Marriage place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
André BROCHU was the child of Pierre-Philippe BROCHU and Geneviève ROY

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Josephte BROCHU

Born: 15 February 1819, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 24 May 1893, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Married: Francois-Xavier LEMIEUX 5 February 1839 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1793
24 June 1793
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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.

1818 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GAGNON and André BROCHU 19 March 1818, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

She was 24 years old.

1819 Birth of Child
Josephte BROCHU was born 15 February 1819, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marie-Josephte was 25 years old.