Marguerite GAGNON

Born

28 September 1781 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 February 1849 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

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Born: 28 September 1781 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marguerite married Louis ALEXANDRE 29 October 1798 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis ALEXANDRE was born abt. 1776 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Louis died 27 June 1841 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East .

Marguerite GAGNON died 9 February 1849 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East .
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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite GAGNON

Marguerite GAGNON married

Louis ALEXANDRE
Marriage date: 29 October 1798
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Children of Louis ALEXANDRE and Marguerite GAGNON

Emilie ALEXANDRE

Born: 11 April 1801, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 17 June 1879, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada

Married: Francois CLERMONT 12 August 1816 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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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 — 1781
28 September 1781
Rivière-Ouelle, 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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Louis ALEXANDRE 29 October 1798, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 17 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Emilie ALEXANDRE was born 11 April 1801, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marguerite was 19 years old.

1816 Marriage of Child
Emilie ALEXANDRE married 12 August 1816, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Francois CLERMONT

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