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flag male ancestor  Etienne-Basile  GAGNE

Born
25 September 1751 Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died
25 August 1832 Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Etienne-Basile  married  Judith FORTIN 27 July 1774 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judith FORTIN  was born 30 December 1754 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  Judith died 28 November 1807 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .  Judith was the child of Philippe FORTIN and Marie-Geneviève RICHARD .

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Etienne-Basile  married  Judith FORTIN 27 July 1774 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Judith FORTIN  was born 30 December 1754 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  Judith died 28 November 1807 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .  Judith was the child of Philippe FORTIN and Marie-Geneviève RICHARD.
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Etienne-Basile GAGNE married flag female ancestor Judith FORTIN
Marriage date: 27 July 1774
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Judith FORTIN was the child of Philippe FORTIN and Marie-Geneviève RICHARD

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1751
25 September 1751
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1774 Marriage / Partner
Etienne-Basile GAGNE and Judith FORTIN 27 July 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 22 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1783 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNE was born 22 October 1783, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Etienne-Basile was 32 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1803 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNE married 20 June 1803, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada to Marguerite LEMIEUX
1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith FORTIN died 28 November 1807, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
DeathDeath — 1832
25 August 1832
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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