Etienne GAGNON

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13 February 1749 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

30 April 1793 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Etienne GAGNON Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD

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Born: 13 February 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: François BOUCHARD , Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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Etienne married Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE 8 July 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE was born 12 November 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Angélique-Desanges was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY).

Etienne GAGNON died 30 April 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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!

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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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Etienne GAGNON married

Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE
Marriage date: 8 July 1771
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE

Etienne GAGNON

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Agnes SIMARD 11 July 1797 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine GAGNON

Born: 8 December 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine ADAM dit LARAMÉE 11 February 1805 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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Birth — 1749
13 February 1749
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE 8 July 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNON was born 8 December 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 27 years old.

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