Jean GAGNON

(b. 15 March 1680 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1746 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France )

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Jean GAGNON was born 15 March 1680 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Jean GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Marguerite RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Vincente DESVARIEUX (DEVARIEUX) (maternal) Étienne RACINE and Marguerite MARTIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Thérèse ROCHON 3 June 1704 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Thérèse ROCHON was born 15 October 1685 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 8 April 1748 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Thérèse was the child of Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON.

Jean GAGNON died 7 May 1746 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.

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Jean GAGNON married

Thérèse ROCHON-- Date: 3 June 1704 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Thérèse ROCHON was the child of Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON

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Children of Jean GAGNON and Thérèse ROCHON:

Thérèse GAGNON (b.21 March 1705, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1777, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis DEMERS 11 February 1730 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Rose GAGNON (b.3 March 1707, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1764, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph LANGLOIS 11 July 1735 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Angelique GAGNON (b.2 September 1709, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1774, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques LANGLOIS 25 November 1737 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Madeleine GAGNON (b.28 May 1713, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1765, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François DEMERS 23 October 1730 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
m. Charles FILTEAU 29 July 1743 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marguerite GAGNON (b.24 August 1715, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1807, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Michel DEMERS 9 February 1733 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Agnes GAGNON (b.28 October 1717, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1796, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Denis-Joseph DUBOIS 24 April 1748 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Helene GAGNON (b.28 September 1719, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1791, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Jean PARE 30 January 1747 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON (b.5 September 1721, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1794, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine CAZAULT (CASAULT) 24 July 1747 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Geneviève GAGNON (b.27 September 1723, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François DEMERS 21 June 1750 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jacques-Sulpice GAGNON (b.22 January 1728, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1814, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) 7 July 1760 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1680 Birth
15 March 1680
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1704 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAGNON and Thérèse ROCHON 3 June 1704, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Thérèse GAGNON was born 21 March 1705, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 25 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Rose GAGNON was born 3 March 1707, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 26 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Angelique GAGNON was born 2 September 1709, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 29 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAGNON was born 28 May 1713, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 33 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNON was born 24 August 1715, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 35 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Agnes GAGNON was born 28 October 1717, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 37 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Helene GAGNON was born 28 September 1719, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 39 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 5 September 1721, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 41 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAGNON was born 27 September 1723, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean was 43 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jacques-Sulpice GAGNON was born 22 January 1728, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 47 years old.

1730 Marriage of Child
Thérèse GAGNON married 11 February 1730, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Louis DEMERS

1730 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAGNON married 23 October 1730 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to François DEMERS

1733 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNON married 9 February 1733, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Michel DEMERS

1735 Marriage of Child
Rose GAGNON married 11 July 1735, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Joseph LANGLOIS

1737 Marriage of Child
Angelique GAGNON married 25 November 1737, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Jacques LANGLOIS

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAGNON married 29 July 1743 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Charles FILTEAU