Alexis GAGNON

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26 February 1764 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 May 1841 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

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Alexis GAGNON Charlotte GRIGNON

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Born: 26 February 1764 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Alexis GAGNON

Mother: Charlotte GRIGNON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine GUYON

Maternal grandparents: Michel GRIGNON , Marie-Josephe DELAUMAY (DELOME)

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Alexis married Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 1 May 1810 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 15 January 1782 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marguerite died 22 March 1813 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marguerite was the child of Étienne VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER).

Alexis GAGNON died 13 May 1841 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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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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Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ
Marriage date: 1 May 1810
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was the child of Étienne VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER)

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Notre-Dame-de-Saint-Hyacinthe

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Children of Alexis GAGNON and Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Marie Ursule "Mary" GAGNON

Born: 14 February 1812, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 10 May 1891, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ambroise Thomas JACQUES dit STANISLAS 18 October 1831 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1764
26 February 1764
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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 / Partner
Alexis GAGNON and Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 1 May 1810 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 46 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marie Ursule "Mary" GAGNON was born 14 February 1812, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Alexis was 47 years old.

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ died 22 March 1813, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Marie Ursule "Mary" GAGNON married 18 October 1831, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada to Ambroise Thomas JACQUES dit STANISLAS

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

Death — 1841
13 May 1841
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East
He died at the age of 77.

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