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Etienne GAGNON

(b. 20 December 1722 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1784 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne GAGNON was born 20 December 1722 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Etienne GAGNON was the child of Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN (maternal) Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Etienne married Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER 11 February 1743 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER was born 5 March 1722 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Madeleine died 28 February 1744 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève GAGNÉ.

Etienne married (2) Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD 28 November 1747 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD was born 21 March 1724 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Geneviève was the child of François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD.

Etienne married (3) Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE 20 April 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE was born 25 September 1737 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Madeleine-Marguerite died 3 February 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine-Marguerite was the child of François LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD.

Etienne married (4) Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD 5 October 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD was born 10 August 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite-Euphronsine died 7 March 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite-Euphronsine was the child of Charles SIMARD and Charlotte GAGNON.

Etienne married (5) Catherine PAQUET 13 January 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine PAQUET was born 28 August 1744 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Catherine died 26 March 1825 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Catherine was the child of Pierre PAQUET and Marie-Marthe LABBE.

Etienne GAGNON died 23 December 1784 in Les Éboulements, Province of 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!

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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Etienne GAGNON

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Etienne GAGNON married

Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER-- Date: 11 February 1743 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
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Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER was the child of Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève GAGNÉ

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER:

Etienne GAGNON married

Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD-- Date: 28 November 1747 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD was the child of François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

Children:

Etienne Gagnon 13 Feb 1749 30 Apr 1793 m. Lavoie Marie-Angelique-Desanges

Genevieve Gagnon 17 Aug 1750 12 Mar 1841 m. Lavoie Joseph

Joseph Gagnon 28 Feb 1753 28 Jun 1786 m. Simard Luce

Jean-Marc Gagnon 18 Aug 1755 20 Mar 1828 m. Bouchard Marie-Augustine

Marie Gagnon 1758 m. Duval Firmin, m. Gagne Bruno

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD:

Etienne GAGNON (b.13 February 1749, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE 8 July 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve GAGNON (b.17 August 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1841, Saint-Urbain, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph LAVOIE 26 October 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph GAGNON (b.28 February 1753, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Luce SIMARD 6 February 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Marc GAGNON (b.18 August 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1828, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Augustine BOUCHARD 18 August 1777 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Etienne GAGNON married

Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE-- Date: 20 April 1761 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE was the child of François LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE:

Josephte-Marguerite GAGNON (b.26 February 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 14 November 1824, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Louis GAGNÉ 14 January 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine GAGNON (b.28 March 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 July 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. René-Ulric BELLEY 14 February 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte-Emerence GAGNON (b.19 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 October 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. François-Joseph BOIVIN 14 November 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Pascal PERRON 10 January 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne GAGNON married

Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD-- Date: 5 October 1767 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD was the child of Charles SIMARD and Charlotte GAGNON

Children:

Constance-Ursule-Dorothee Gagnon 10 Aug 1767 m. Guay Yves-Michel

Abraham Gagnon 19 May 1770 m. Tremblay Ursule

Antoine Gagnon 06 Aug 1771 15 Nov 1806 m. Bluteau Marguerite

Louis-Joseph Gagnon 29 Sep 1773 m. Bouchard Marie, m. Durette Marguerite

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD:

Constance-Ursule-Dorothee GAGNON (b.10 August 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 June 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Yves-Michel GUAY 31 January 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Abraham GAGNON (b.19 May 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 December 1851, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule TREMBLAY 20 October 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Joseph GAGNON (b.29 September 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 April 1855, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite DURETTE 16 November 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne GAGNON married

Catherine PAQUET-- Date: 13 January 1778 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine PAQUET was the child of Pierre PAQUET and Marie-Marthe LABBE

Children:

Euphrosine Gagnon 06 Sep 1779 12 Dec 1796 m. Duchesne Pierre

Michel Gagnon 18 Aug 1781 1804 m. Savard Genevieve

Angelique Gagnon 15 Apr 1784 1802 m. Girard Antoine

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Catherine PAQUET:

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1722 Birth
20 December 1722
Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1743 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER 11 February 1743, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 20 years old.

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER died 28 February 1744, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1747 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD 28 November 1747, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Etienne GAGNON was born 13 February 1749, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 26 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAGNON was born 17 August 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON was born 28 February 1753, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 30 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Marc GAGNON was born 18 August 1755, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 32 years old.

1761 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE 20 April 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 38 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Josephte-Marguerite GAGNON was born 26 February 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNON was born 28 March 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 42 years old.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD 5 October 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 44 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Emerence GAGNON was born 19 January 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 44 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE died 3 February 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1767 Birth of Child
Constance-Ursule-Dorothee GAGNON was born 10 August 1767, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 44 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Abraham GAGNON was born 19 May 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 47 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Etienne GAGNON married 8 July 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE

1772 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GAGNON married 26 October 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph LAVOIE

1773 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph GAGNON was born 29 September 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 50 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 6 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Luce SIMARD

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Euphronsine SIMARD died 7 March 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1777 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marc GAGNON married 18 August 1777, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Augustine BOUCHARD

1778 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Catherine PAQUET 13 January 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 55 years old.

1784 Death
23 December 1784
Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He died at the age of 62.

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