Joseph GAGNON

Born

19 May 1730 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

25 November 1815 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie GAGNON Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Born: 19 May 1730 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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Joseph married Marguerite HERVÉ (HARVEY) 29 July 1750 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite HERVÉ (HARVEY) was born 6 August 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 15 April 1818 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marguerite was the child of Sebastien HERVE and Rosalie-Marie TREMBLAY.

Joseph GAGNON died 25 November 1815 in Isle-aux-Coudres, 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!

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marguerite HERVÉ (HARVEY)
Marriage date: 29 July 1750
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite HERVÉ (HARVEY) was the child of Sebastien HERVE and Rosalie-Marie TREMBLAY

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Children:

David Gagnon 22 Jul 1751 21 Jan 1839 m. Josse Marie-Anne, m. Laforest Pelagie

Marie-Ange Gagnon 16 Aug 1753 m. Therrien Joseph

Sebastien Gagnon 20 Dec 1755 05 Nov 1791 m. Laforest Suzanne

Marguerite-Rosalie Gagnon 20 Nov 1757 30 Mar 1801 m. Desgagnes Joseph-Marie

Marie-Charlotte Gagnon 30 Jan 1760 m. Desmeules Jean-Baptiste

Ursule Gagnon 26 Feb 1762 24 Nov 1839 m. Desgagnes Jean

Joseph-Marie Gagnon 14 Feb 1764 Les Éboulements, Charlevoix, Qc 21 Nov 1781 Île-aux-Coudres, Charlevoix, Qc

Pierre Gagnon 17 Dec 1766 24 Nov 1816 m. Bouchard Marie-Rosalie

Marie Gagnon 17 Dec 1766 18 Mar 1837 m. Desbiens Louis

Genevieve Gagnon 24 Apr 1771 m. Dubois Nicolas, m. Maltais Bellarmin

Jean-Francois Gagnon 16 Jan 1774 Île-aux-Coudres, Charlevoix, Qc

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Marguerite HERVÉ (HARVEY)

Marie-Ange GAGNON

Born: 16 August 1753, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1836, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie THERRIEN 4 February 1777 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Ursule GAGNON

Born: 26 February 1762, Les Éboulements, Canada
Died: 24 November 1839, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Jean DESGAGNES 17 November 1789 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie GAGNON

Born: 17 December 1766, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 March 1837, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Louis DESBIENS 10 October 1797 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Pierre GAGNON

Born: 17 December 1766, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 November 1816, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rosalie BOUCHARD 29 May 1797 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Genevieve GAGNON

Born: 24 April 1771, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Bellarmin MALTAIS 23 January 1827 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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Birth — 1730
19 May 1730
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNON and Marguerite HERVÉ (HARVEY) 29 July 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 20 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Ange GAGNON was born 16 August 1753, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Ursule GAGNON was born 26 February 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 31 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie GAGNON was born 17 December 1766, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNON was born 17 December 1766, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAGNON was born 24 April 1771, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 40 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ange GAGNON married 4 February 1777, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Joseph-Marie THERRIEN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Ursule GAGNON married 17 November 1789, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Jean DESGAGNES

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNON married 29 May 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Rosalie BOUCHARD

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie GAGNON married 10 October 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Louis DESBIENS

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