Joseph GAGNE

Born

28 February 1778 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 April 1861 , Matane, Canada East

Joseph married Marie PARÉ 4 July 1808 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie PARÉ was born 22 August 1787 in Saint-Féréol, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie died 5 May 1872 in Sainte-Félicité, Matane, Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of Jean PARÉ and Marie PEPIN dite LACHANCE .

Parents & Family of Joseph GAGNE

Parents of Joseph GAGNE

Father

Louis-Marie GAGNE

Mother

Julie GAGNON

Grandparents of Joseph GAGNE

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GAGNÉ Marie-Marthe SIMARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNON Scholastique GIRARD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GAGNE

Joseph GAGNE married

Marie PARÉ
Marriage date: 4 July 1808
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Marie PARÉ was the child of Jean PARÉ and Marie PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Children of Joseph GAGNE and Marie PARÉ

Marie-Angele GAGNE

Born: 12 January 1811, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Ignace LEFRANCOIS 13 August 1831 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada

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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 — 1778
28 February 1778
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNE and Marie PARÉ 4 July 1808, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 30 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marie-Angele GAGNE was born 12 January 1811, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 32 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