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flag female ancestor  Marguerite  GAGNON

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Born: 24 August 1715 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Marguerite  married  Michel DEMERS 9 February 1733 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Michel DEMERS  was born 9 November 1709 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France .  Michel died 15 December 1749 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France .  Michel was the child of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS.

Marguerite GAGNON died 21 October 1807 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower 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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite GAGNON

Marguerite GAGNON married flag male ancestor Michel DEMERS
Marriage date: 9 February 1733
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal


Michel DEMERS was the child of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS


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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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BirthBirth — 1715
24 August 1715
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
marriage1733 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Michel DEMERS 9 February 1733, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 17 years old.
1736 Birth of Child
Madeleine DEMERS was born 24 December 1736, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 21 years old.
1738 Birth of Child
Catherine DEMERS was born 14 December 1738, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 23 years old.
1748 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph DEMERS was born 24 April 1748, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 32 years old.
1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel DEMERS died 15 December 1749, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada
marriage1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS married 25 November 1760, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada to Charles-Michel BERGERON
marriage1762 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DEMERS married 15 February 1762 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada to Etienne PAQUET
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1764 Marriage of Child
Catherine DEMERS married 11 November 1764, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE
marriage1766 Marriage of Child
Michel DEMERS married 30 June 1766, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada to Charlotte AUBIN
marriage1774 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph DEMERS married 16 August 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
DeathDeath — 1807
21 October 1807
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 92.
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