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flag female ancestor  Catherine  GAGNON

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22 March 1802 La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Born: 28 September 1724 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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Catherine  married  Charles BRASSARD 20 November 1752 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Charles BRASSARD  was born 1 November 1727 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Charles died 27 February 1789 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada .  Charles was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD and Marie-Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX).

Catherine GAGNON died 22 March 1802 in La Malbaie, Lower 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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine GAGNON

Catherine GAGNON married flag male ancestor Charles BRASSARD
Marriage date: 20 November 1752
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal


Charles BRASSARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRASSARD and Marie-Josephte CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

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Children:
Jean Brassard 29 Aug 1761 m. Poitras Marie-Genevieve

Children of Charles BRASSARD and Catherine GAGNON


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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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BirthBirth — 1724
28 September 1724
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
marriage1752 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GAGNON and Charles BRASSARD 20 November 1752, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 28 years old.
1754 Birth of Child
Augustin BRASSARD was born 19 August 1754, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Catherine was 29 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
Charles BRASSARD was born 4 December 1756, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Catherine was 32 years old.
1758 Birth of Child
Henri BRASSARD was born 26 August 1758, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Catherine was 33 years old.
1761 Birth of Child
Jean BRASSARD was born 29 August 1761, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Catherine was 36 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1763 Birth of Child
Alexis BRASSARD was born 4 September 1763, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Catherine was 38 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1778 Marriage of Child
Augustin BRASSARD married 15 July 1778, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada to Genevieve IMBEAULT dite LAGRANGE
marriage1778 Marriage of Child
Charles BRASSARD married 1 October 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte GIRARD
marriage1779 Marriage of Child
Henri BRASSARD married 11 November 1779, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite MARTEL
marriage1784 Marriage of Child
Alexis BRASSARD married 27 November 1784, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine DESBIENS
1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles BRASSARD died 27 February 1789, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
DeathDeath — 1802
22 March 1802
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 77.
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