Marie-Agathe GAGNON

Born

8 April 1738 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Died

1 March 1824 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Pierre GAGNON Scholastique GIRARD

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Born: 8 April 1738 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GAGNON

Mother: Scholastique GIRARD

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

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis GIRARD , Marguerite TARDIF

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Marie-Agathe married François LAVOIE 24 January 1757 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
François LAVOIE was born 7 October 1729 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). François died 25 January 1799 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN.

Marie-Agathe GAGNON died 1 March 1824 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .

m. Francois Lavoie

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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Agathe GAGNON

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Marie-Agathe GAGNON married

François LAVOIE
Marriage date: 24 January 1757
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
François LAVOIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN

Children of François LAVOIE and Marie-Agathe GAGNON

Michel-Rene LAVOIE

Born: 26 January 1758, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 9 October 1835, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève GAGNE 16 November 1778 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Marie GAGNE 31 January 1797 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Suzanne LAVOIE

Born: 5 November 1759, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1814, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Francois COULOMBE 1785

Francois LAVOIE

Born: 14 May 1763, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 March 1848, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Catherine TREMBLAY 1785 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph LAVOIE

Born: 19 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 July 1838, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PERRON 30 August 1790 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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Birth — 1738
8 April 1738
Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe GAGNON and François LAVOIE 24 January 1757, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 18 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Michel-Rene LAVOIE was born 26 January 1758, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Agathe was 19 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Suzanne LAVOIE was born 5 November 1759, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Agathe was 21 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Francois LAVOIE was born 14 May 1763, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Agathe was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph LAVOIE was born 19 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Agathe was 30 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Michel-Rene LAVOIE married 16 November 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Geneviève GAGNE

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAVOIE married 30 August 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Anne PERRON

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Michel-Rene LAVOIE married 31 January 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie GAGNE

1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
François LAVOIE died 25 January 1799, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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

1814 Death of Child
Suzanne LAVOIE died 17 April 1814, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Agathe was 76 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1824
1 March 1824
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 85.

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