Jacques-Amable GAGNÉ

Born

26 May 1731 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

22 August 1808 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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François GAGNÉ dit DAUBIGEON Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS

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Born: 26 May 1731 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François GAGNÉ dit DAUBIGEON

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNÉ , Catherine DAUBIGEON

Maternal grandparents: Louis DUPUIS dit PARISIEN , Barbe DUBEAU

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Jacques-Amable married Agnès GERVAIS 15 April 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnès GERVAIS was born 18 October 1741 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Agnès died 24 February 1812 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Agnès was the child of Mathieu GERVAIS and Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX).

Jacques-Amable GAGNÉ died 22 August 1808 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada.
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Jacques-Amable GAGNÉ married

Agnès GERVAIS
Marriage date: 15 April 1765
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Agnès GERVAIS was the child of Mathieu GERVAIS and Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Children of Jacques-Amable GAGNÉ and Agnès GERVAIS

Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Constant DUPUIS 27 October 1794 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
26 May 1731
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Amable GAGNÉ and Agnès GERVAIS 15 April 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 33 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.