Marguerite GAGNON

(b. 10 February 1681 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 December 1722 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Marguerite GAGNON was born 10 February 1681 in Québec Province, Canada

Marguerite GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Vincente DESVARIEUX (DEVARIEUX) (maternal) Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE

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Marguerite married Pierre-Jean LEFRANCOIS 24 November 1704 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Pierre-Jean LEFRANCOIS was born 6 December 1680 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Pierre-Jean died 22 September 1745 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Pierre-Jean was the child of Charles LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine TRIOT.

Marguerite GAGNON died 24 December 1722 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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