Reine PRUNEAU

Born

20 February 1757 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

19 December 1835 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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Louis PRUNEAU Marie-Anne TALBOT

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Born: 20 February 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Louis PRUNEAU

Mother: Marie-Anne TALBOT

Paternal grandparents: Jean PRUNEAU , Marie-Geneviève BOUTIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean TALBOT dit GERVAIS , Barbe FORTIN

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Reine married Clement GAGNON 7 October 1783 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Clement GAGNON was born 2 February 1753 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Clement died 6 February 1832 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Clement was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARTIER.

Reine PRUNEAU died 19 December 1835 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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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.

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Reine PRUNEAU married

Clement GAGNON
Marriage date: 7 October 1783
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Clement GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARTIER

Children of Clement GAGNON and Reine PRUNEAU

Jacques GAGNON

Born: 14 May 1796, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: 15 August 1846, Saint-Dominique, Canada East

Married: Theotiste LEREAU 25 January 1819 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine GAGNON

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine LANGLOIS 1 March 1824 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1757
20 February 1757
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Reine PRUNEAU and Clement GAGNON 7 October 1783, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

She was 26 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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Jacques GAGNON was born 14 May 1796, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Reine was 39 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Jacques GAGNON married 25 January 1819, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Theotiste LEREAU

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Antoine GAGNON married 1 March 1824, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Madeleine LANGLOIS

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England