Pierre-Prisque GAGNON

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28 June 1745 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

26 April 1811 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Prisque GAGNON Marie-Claire MORNEAU

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Born: 28 June 1745 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Prisque GAGNON

Mother: Marie-Claire MORNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Alexandre GAGNON , Angélique CARON

Maternal grandparents: François MORNEAU , Angélique BERNIER

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Pierre-Prisque married Marie-Rose GAMACHE 7 November 1768 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose GAMACHE was born 2 January 1751 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Rose died 15 January 1821 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Rose was the child of Joachim GAMACHE and Scholastique THIBEAU (THIBAULT).

Pierre-Prisque GAGNON died 26 April 1811 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!

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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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Pierre-Prisque GAGNON married

Marie-Rose GAMACHE
Marriage date: 7 November 1768
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Rose GAMACHE was the child of Joachim GAMACHE and Scholastique THIBEAU (THIBAULT)

Children of Pierre-Prisque GAGNON and Marie-Rose GAMACHE

Charles GAGNON

Born: 5 November 1773, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise BERNIER 18 September 1810 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1745
28 June 1745
L'Islet, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Prisque GAGNON and Marie-Rose GAMACHE 7 November 1768 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 23 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charles GAGNON was born 5 November 1773, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre-Prisque was 28 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Charles GAGNON married 18 September 1810, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Louise BERNIER