Toussaint GAGNON

Born

23 March 1770 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

22 January 1845 , Rimouski, Canada East

Toussaint married Scholastique HUDON dite BEAULIEU 26 July 1802 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Scholastique HUDON dite BEAULIEU was born 27 September 1776 in Québec Province, Canada. Scholastique died 21 May 1849 in Rimouski, Canada East . Scholastique was the child of Joseph HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Angélique D'ANJOU .

Parents & Family of Toussaint GAGNON

Parents of Toussaint GAGNON

Father

Joseph GAGNON

Mother

Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Grandparents of Toussaint GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GAGNON Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU Geneviève LEVESQUE

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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug

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 Toussaint GAGNON

Toussaint GAGNON married

Scholastique HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Marriage date: 26 July 1802
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Scholastique HUDON dite BEAULIEU was the child of Joseph HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Angélique D'ANJOU

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Toussaint GAGNON and Scholastique HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Charles-Francois GAGNON

Born: 21 June 1815, Rimouski, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Adelaide PERRON 25 January 1842 Place: Rimouski, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Birth — 1770
23 March 1770
Québec Province, Canada

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)

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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint GAGNON and Scholastique HUDON dite BEAULIEU 26 July 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 32 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Charles-Francois GAGNON was born 21 June 1815, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Toussaint was 45 years old.

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