Marie-Reine GRAVEL

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7 December 1732 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

11 July 1805 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Guillaume GRAVEL Louise LEGARE

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Born: 7 December 1732 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume GRAVEL

Mother: Louise LEGARE

Paternal grandparents: Charles GRAVEL , Françoise GUYON

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas LEGARE , Anne DUPRÉ

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Marie-Reine married Gabriel GAGNON 18 January 1751 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Gabriel GAGNON was born 17 March 1725 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Gabriel died 22 April 1804 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Gabriel was the child of Charles GAGNON and Anne BELANGER.

Marie-Reine GRAVEL died 11 July 1805 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie-Reine GRAVEL married

Gabriel GAGNON
Marriage date: 18 January 1751
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Gabriel GAGNON was the child of Charles GAGNON and Anne BELANGER

Children of Gabriel GAGNON and Marie-Reine GRAVEL

Marie-Reine GAGNON

Born: 15 December 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1833, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Elisabeth GAGNON

Born: 25 February 1754, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 9 June 1787, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Gabriel GAGNON

Born: 5 November 1758, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1845, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada East

Catherine GAGNON

Born: 23 January 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 January 1822, Beaumont, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1732
7 December 1732
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Reine GRAVEL and Gabriel GAGNON 18 January 1751, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 18 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine GAGNON was born 15 December 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine was 19 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GAGNON was born 25 February 1754, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine was 21 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Louis-Gabriel GAGNON was born 5 November 1758, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine was 25 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Catherine GAGNON was born 23 January 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine was 38 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)

1787 Death of Child
Elisabeth GAGNON died 9 June 1787, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marie-Reine was 54 years old.

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)

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel GAGNON died 22 April 1804, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Death — 1805
11 July 1805
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 72.

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