Gabriel GAGNON

Born

17 March 1725 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

22 April 1804 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Charles GAGNON Anne BELANGER

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Born: 17 March 1725 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GAGNON

Mother: Anne BELANGER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON , Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents: Charles BELANGER , Barbe-Delphine CLOUTIER

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Gabriel married Marie-Reine GRAVEL 18 January 1751 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Reine GRAVEL was born 7 December 1732 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Reine died 11 July 1805 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Reine was the child of Guillaume GRAVEL and Louise LEGARE.

Gabriel GAGNON died 22 April 1804 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marie-Reine GRAVEL
Marriage date: 18 January 1751
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marie-Reine GRAVEL was the child of Guillaume GRAVEL and Louise LEGARE

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 — 1725
17 March 1725
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

He was 25 years old.

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

Gabriel was 26 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

Gabriel was 28 years old.

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

Gabriel was 33 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

Gabriel was 45 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)

Gabriel was 62 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)

Death — 1804
22 April 1804
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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