Joseph GAGNON

(b. 28 February 1753 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1786 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 28 February 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal) François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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

Joseph married Marie-Luce SIMARD 6 February 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Luce SIMARD was born 12 December 1751 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce died 3 December 1822 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Cecile TREMBLAY.

Joseph GAGNON died 28 June 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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!

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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