Marie-Anne GAGNON

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17 July 1761 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

Died

16 February 1839 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Jean-Marie GAGNON Marie-Josephte MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

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Born: 17 July 1761 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

Father: Jean-Marie GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Josephte MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GAGNON , Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE

Maternal grandparents: Charles MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) , Marie-Madeleine AUBERT

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Marie-Anne married Alexis HUDON dit BEAULIEU 27 November 1786 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis HUDON dit BEAULIEU was born 16 August 1746 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Alexis died 7 March 1804 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Alexis was the child of Antoine HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Françoise LAVOIE.

Marie-Anne GAGNON died 16 February 1839 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Alexis HUDON dit BEAULIEU
Marriage date: 27 November 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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Alexis HUDON dit BEAULIEU was the child of Antoine HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Françoise LAVOIE

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Maurice HUDON dit BEAULIEU

Born: 6 April 1797, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 15 November 1872, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite-Sophie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 18 July 1826 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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Birth — 1761
17 July 1761
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

1763 - 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.

1775 - 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GAGNON and Alexis HUDON dit BEAULIEU 27 November 1786, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

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

1797 Birth of Child
Maurice HUDON dit BEAULIEU was born 6 April 1797, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

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

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis HUDON dit BEAULIEU died 7 March 1804, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Maurice HUDON dit BEAULIEU married 18 July 1826, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Marguerite-Sophie BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

Death — 1839
16 February 1839
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.

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