Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Born

2 October 1718 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

19 February 1806 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie GAGNON Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Born: 2 October 1718 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Marguerite DROUIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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Marie-Josephte married Jean GONTHIER 11 November 1737 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jean GONTHIER was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean died 21 November 1749 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Jean was the child of Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève GAGNÉ.

Marie-Josephte married (2) Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS 13 November 1753 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS was born 18 January 1728 in Poitiers, France. Jean-Baptiste died 19 May 1801 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).

Marie-Josephte GAGNON died 19 February 1806 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephte GAGNON married

Jean GONTHIER
Marriage date: 11 November 1737
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean GONTHIER was the child of Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève GAGNÉ

Children of Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Marthe GONTHIER

Born: 29 July 1739, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 13 June 1775, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) 26 September 1757 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Marc GONTHIER

Born: 19 September 1741, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
Died: 26 March 1809, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Cecile SIMARD 7 February 1764 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Married: Madeleine GAGNE 8 July 1782 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Genevieve COULOMBE 13 August 1787 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Louis GONTHIER

Born: 7 December 1745, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
Died: 27 May 1810, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève BOUCHARD 2 August 1773 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Pierre GONTHIER

Born: 13 October 1747, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
Died: 12 September 1807, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD 24 July 1771 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Therese TREMBLAY 20 February 1786 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Genevieve GONTHIER

Born: 8 June 1750, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 16 July 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Germain DUFOUR 15 October 1776 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephte GAGNON married

Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS
Marriage date: 13 November 1753
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Children of Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Alexis MALTAIS

Born: 17 November 1754, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 24 February 1835, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY 1783 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Marie MALTAIS

Born: 10 May 1756, La Malbaie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 November 1837, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte DALLAIRE 7 July 1783 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Genevieve MALTAIS

Born: 10 August 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1845, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Josse-Joseph GUAY 15 October 1776 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1718
2 October 1718
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GAGNON and Jean GONTHIER 11 November 1737, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 19 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marthe GONTHIER was born 29 July 1739, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Josephte was 20 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Marc GONTHIER was born 19 September 1741, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Josephte was 22 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Louis GONTHIER was born 7 December 1745, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Pierre GONTHIER was born 13 October 1747, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean GONTHIER died 21 November 1749, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1750 Birth of Child
Genevieve GONTHIER was born 8 June 1750, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Josephte was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GAGNON and Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS 13 November 1753, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 35 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Alexis MALTAIS was born 17 November 1754, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Josephte was 36 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie MALTAIS was born 10 May 1756, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Marthe GONTHIER married 26 September 1757, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU)

1758 Birth of Child
Genevieve MALTAIS was born 10 August 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Josephte was 39 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marc GONTHIER married 7 February 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Cecile SIMARD

1771 Marriage of Child
Pierre GONTHIER married 24 July 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis GONTHIER married 2 August 1773, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Geneviève BOUCHARD

1775 Death of Child
Marthe GONTHIER died 13 June 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Josephte was 56 years old.

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GONTHIER married 15 October 1776, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Germain DUFOUR

1776 Marriage of Child
Genevieve MALTAIS married 15 October 1776, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Josse-Joseph GUAY

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marc GONTHIER married 8 July 1782, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Madeleine GAGNE

1783 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie MALTAIS married 7 July 1783, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Charlotte DALLAIRE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Pierre GONTHIER married 20 February 1786, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Therese TREMBLAY

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marc GONTHIER married 13 August 1787, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Genevieve COULOMBE

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)

1800 Death of Child
Genevieve GONTHIER died 16 July 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Josephte was 81 years old.

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS died 19 May 1801, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Death — 1806
19 February 1806
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 87.

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