Francois Xavier
GAGNON
(b.
28 July 1809
,
Cornwall, Upper Canada
d.
abt. 1893
,
Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois Xavier GAGNON was born 28 July 1809 in Cornwall, Upper Canada
Francois Xavier GAGNON was the child of Louis-Charles GAGNON and Marie-Esther SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois Xavier married Elizabeth MOORE 5 September 1837 in Ottawa, Upper Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth MOORE was born 10 March 1820 in Eardley, Pontiac, Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of David MOORE and Deborah-May PRENTICE.
Francois Xavier GAGNON died abt. 1893 in Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada .
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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 Francois Xavier GAGNON
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Elizabeth MOORE-- Date: 5 September 1837 Place: Ottawa, Upper Canada
Elizabeth MOORE was the child of David MOORE and Deborah-May PRENTICE
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Children of Francois Xavier GAGNON and Elizabeth MOORE:
Elizabeth MOORE-- Date: 5 September 1837 Place: Ottawa, Upper CanadaElizabeth MOORE was the child of David MOORE and Deborah-May PRENTICE
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Children of Francois Xavier GAGNON and Elizabeth MOORE:
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1809 Birth 28 July 1809
Cornwall, Upper 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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1837 Marriage / PartnerFrancois Xavier GAGNON and Elizabeth MOORE 5 September 1837, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
He was 28 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Birth of ChildDavid GAGNON was born 14 October 1838, Hull, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)*
Francois Xavier was 29 years old.
1841 - 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 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Added: 11/7/2025 12:46:44 PM
- Updated: 11/17/2025 2:24:17 PM
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