Pierre GAGNE

Born

22 October 1783 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 October 1839 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Pierre married Marguerite LEMIEUX 20 June 1803 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LEMIEUX was born 25 February 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Marguerite BLANCHET .

Parents & Family of Pierre GAGNE

Parents of Pierre GAGNE

Father

Etienne-Basile GAGNE

Mother

Judith FORTIN

Grandparents of Pierre GAGNE

Paternal grandparents

Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ Madeleine GRAVEL

Maternal grandparents

Philippe FORTIN Marie-Geneviève RICHARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GAGNE

Pierre GAGNE married

Marguerite LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 20 June 1803
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Marguerite LEMIEUX was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Marguerite BLANCHET

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Children of Pierre GAGNE and Marguerite LEMIEUX

Marie-Flavie GAGNE

Born: 25 April 1816, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Died: 13 April 1904, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada

Married: George-Turias FORTIN 27 February 1843 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

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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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Birth — 1783
22 October 1783
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNE and Marguerite LEMIEUX 20 June 1803, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 19 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Marie-Flavie GAGNE was born 25 April 1816, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 32 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England