Jean-Baptiste GAGNON

Born

25 January 1688 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

1 February 1769 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre GAGNON Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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Born: 25 January 1688 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GAGNON

Mother: Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON , Vincente DESVARIEUX (DEVARIEUX)

Maternal grandparents: Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Geneviève GAMACHE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise OUELLET 15 January 1714 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Françoise OUELLET was born 12 August 1692 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Françoise was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Françoise LIZOTTE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE 4 January 1726 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE was born 8 January 1694 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Françoise died 19 January 1750 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT.

Jean-Baptiste married (3) Marie-Anne PINEL 17 August 1750 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne PINEL was born 10 February 1694 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne died 1 September 1761 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Anne was the child of François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU.

Jean-Baptiste married (4) Marie-Reine JEAN 19 September 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . Marie-Reine JEAN was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Reine died 9 December 1769 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Reine was the child of Pierre JEAN and Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU).

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON died 1 February 1769 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, 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!

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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married

Marie-Françoise OUELLET
Marriage date: 15 January 1714
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Françoise OUELLET was the child of Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Françoise LIZOTTE

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise OUELLET

Françoise GAGNON

Born: 20 April 1719, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1787, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis CARON 26 June 1740 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY 23 October 1756 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married

Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE
Marriage date: 4 January 1726
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE was the child of Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE

Jean-Marie GAGNON

Born: July 1726, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 11 June 1815, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) 20 November 1752 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Michel GAGNON

Born: 20 February 1728, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 5 February 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Josephte PARENT 29 July 1754 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Born: abt. 1729, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 December 1759, La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Married: Michel GRONDIN 18 January 1752 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Françoise GAGNON

Born: 5 April 1733, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Francois GRONDIN 17 August 1750 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married

Marie-Anne PINEL
Marriage date: 17 August 1750
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne PINEL was the child of François-Xavier PINEL and Louise CONSTANTINEAU

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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON married

Marie-Reine JEAN
Marriage date: 19 September 1762
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Reine JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN and Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

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Birth — 1688
25 January 1688
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise OUELLET 15 January 1714, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 years old.

1714 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Birth of Child
Françoise GAGNON was born 20 April 1719, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE 4 January 1726, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 37 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie GAGNON was born July 1726, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Michel GAGNON was born 20 February 1728, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Françoise GAGNON was born 5 April 1733, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Françoise GAGNON married 26 June 1740, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Louis CARON

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Anne PINEL 17 August 1750, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 62 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise ST-PIERRE died 19 January 1750, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1750 Marriage of Child
Françoise GAGNON married 17 August 1750, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Francois GRONDIN

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GAGNON married 18 January 1752, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Michel GRONDIN

1752 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie GAGNON married 20 November 1752, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Josephte MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Michel GAGNON married 29 July 1754 , Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Marie-Josephte PARENT

1756 Death of Child
Michel GAGNON died 5 February 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 68 years old.

1756 Marriage of Child
Françoise GAGNON married 23 October 1756, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY

1759 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte GAGNON died 6 December 1759, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 71 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PINEL died 1 September 1761, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Reine JEAN 19 September 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 74 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.

Death — 1769
1 February 1769
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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