Prisque GAGNON

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11 November 1714 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

4 February 1793 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Alexandre GAGNON Angélique CARON

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Born: 11 November 1714 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Alexandre GAGNON

Mother: Angélique CARON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON , Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Robert CARON , Marguerite CLOUTIER

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Prisque married Marie-Claire MORNEAU 3 February 1739 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Claire MORNEAU was born 28 May 1720 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Claire was the child of François MORNEAU and Angélique BERNIER.

Prisque GAGNON died 4 February 1793 in L'Islet, 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!

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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.

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Marie-Claire MORNEAU
Marriage date: 3 February 1739
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Claire MORNEAU was the child of François MORNEAU and Angélique BERNIER

Children of Prisque GAGNON and Marie-Claire MORNEAU

Angelique-Des-Anges GAGNON

Born: 4 February 1740, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1786, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles LANGLOIS dit ST-JEAN 24 October 1763 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre-Prisque GAGNON

Born: 28 June 1745, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 26 April 1811, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rose GAMACHE 7 November 1768 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Claire GAGNON

Born: 10 April 1754, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1797, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel MOREAU 23 October 1775 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1714
11 November 1714
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Prisque GAGNON and Marie-Claire MORNEAU 3 February 1739 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Angelique-Des-Anges GAGNON was born 4 February 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Prisque was 25 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Pierre-Prisque GAGNON was born 28 June 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Prisque was 30 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire GAGNON was born 10 April 1754, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Prisque was 39 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 Marriage of Child
Angelique-Des-Anges GAGNON married 24 October 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Charles LANGLOIS dit ST-JEAN

1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Prisque GAGNON married 7 November 1768 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Rose GAMACHE

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire GAGNON married 23 October 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Gabriel MOREAU

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)

1786 Death of Child
Angelique-Des-Anges GAGNON died 29 April 1786, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Prisque was 71 years old.

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

Death — 1793
4 February 1793
L'Islet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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