Charlotte GAGNON

(b. 25 July 1741 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1790 , Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charlotte GAGNON was born 25 July 1741 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Charlotte GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Cecile KAORATE dite PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Vincent GAGNON and Marie-Anne DAVID (maternal) Charles KAORATE OUTAOUABANOUN AOUAKACHIT and Marie-Josephe PELLETIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charlotte married François-Antoine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 11 January 1763 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Antoine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 23 April 1741 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). François-Antoine died 13 November 1802 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). François-Antoine was the child of Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie LAVOIE.

Charlotte GAGNON died 15 December 1790 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Charlotte GAGNON

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Charlotte GAGNON married

François-Antoine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)-- Date: 11 January 1763 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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François-Antoine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie LAVOIE

Children of François-Antoine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Charlotte GAGNON:

Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE (b.1 November 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 February 1840, Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève DESROCHERS 18 January 1785 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1741 Birth
25 July 1741
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte GAGNON and François-Antoine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 11 January 1763 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE was born 1 November 1763, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte was 22 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)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE married 18 January 1785, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Geneviève DESROCHERS