Abraham GAGNON
Born: 1 October 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 2 February 1848, Saint-Valentin, Canada East
Died: 2 February 1848, Saint-Valentin, Canada East
Abraham
GAGNON
Born
19 May 1770
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
23 December 1851
,
Napierville, Canada East
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Born: 19 May 1770 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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Abraham married Ursule TREMBLAY 20 October 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Ursule TREMBLAY was born 5 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . Ursule died 16 January 1832 in Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada. Ursule was the child of Louis-Marie TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne-Victoire GIRARD.
Abraham GAGNON died 23 December 1851 in Napierville, Canada East .
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Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic MugDid 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!
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Abraham GAGNON
Abraham GAGNON married 
Ursule TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 20 October 1790
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Ursule TREMBLAY was the child of Louis-Marie TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne-Victoire GIRARD
Ursule TREMBLAYMarriage date: 20 October 1790
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Ursule TREMBLAY was the child of Louis-Marie TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne-Victoire GIRARD
Children of Abraham GAGNON and Ursule TREMBLAY
Esther GAGNON
Born: 20 March 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Louis SAVARD 24 February 1813 Place: Québec, Lower Canada
Adelaide GAGNON
Born: 20 September 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 20 May 1840, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada
Died: 20 May 1840, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada
Etienne GAGNON
Born: 22 January 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 16 August 1832, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada
Died: 16 August 1832, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 177019 May 1770
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1790 Marriage / PartnerAbraham GAGNON and Ursule TREMBLAY 20 October 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 20 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Birth of ChildAbraham GAGNON was born 1 October 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Abraham was 21 years old.
1793 Birth of ChildEugene GAGNON was born 3 March 1793, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Abraham was 22 years old.
1794 Birth of ChildJudith GAGNON was born 8 August 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Abraham was 24 years old.
1796 Birth of ChildEsther GAGNON was born 20 March 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Abraham was 25 years old.
1798 Birth of ChildAdelaide GAGNON was born 20 September 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Abraham was 28 years old.
1800 Birth of ChildBenjamin GAGNON was born 21 January 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Abraham was 29 years old.
1800 Birth of ChildEtienne GAGNON was born 22 January 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Abraham was 29 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildAntoinette GAGNON was born 26 March 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Abraham was 33 years old.
1805 Birth of ChildPierre GAGNON was born 26 June 1805, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Abraham was 35 years old.
1813 Marriage of ChildEsther GAGNON married 24 February 1813, Québec, Lower Canada to Louis SAVARD
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1832 Death of Spouse/PartnerUrsule TREMBLAY died 16 January 1832, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
1832 Death of ChildAntoinette GAGNON died 9 April 1832, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Abraham was 61 years old.
1832 Death of ChildEtienne GAGNON died 16 August 1832, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Abraham was 62 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1840 Death of ChildAdelaide GAGNON died 20 May 1840, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Abraham was 70 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Death of ChildAbraham GAGNON died 2 February 1848, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada
Abraham was 77 years old.
Death — 185123 December 1851
Napierville, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.
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