Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

Born

abt. 1716 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

21 February 1777 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

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Born: abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

Father

Pierre GAGNÉ

Mother

Geneviève FOURNIER

Grandparents of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

Paternal grandparents

Louis GAGNÉ Louise PICARD

Maternal grandparents

Simon FOURNIER Catherine ROUSSEAU

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

Pierre married Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU 20 October 1738 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU was born 8 November 1720 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Geneviève died 11 March 1812 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN.

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE died 21 February 1777 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE

Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE married

Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU
Marriage date: 20 October 1738
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Louis LÉTOURNEAU and Anne BLOUIN

Children of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU

Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

Born: abt. 1739, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 April 1818, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS 6 February 1764 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Genevieve GOSSELIN 7 February 1814 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Ambroise GAGNE

Born: 12 March 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 23 May 1817, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BLAIS 11 February 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF 13 June 1773 Place: Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE

Born: 24 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1800, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique BLAIS 1 July 1771 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ

Born: 23 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1815, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Basile FORTIER 20 February 1775 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Étienne-Louis FRÉCHETTE 26 November 1804 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Marie-Bonne GAGNE

Born: 22 April 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1828, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Francois BLAIS 27 October 1777 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Pierre's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Geneviève LÉTOURNEAU 20 October 1738, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1741 Birth of Child
Ambroise GAGNE was born 12 March 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1746 Birth of Child
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE was born 24 November 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 23 March 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Bonne GAGNE was born 22 April 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married 6 February 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS

1765 Marriage of Child
Ambroise GAGNE married 11 February 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite BLAIS

1771 Marriage of Child
Michel GAGNE dit BELLAVANCE married 1 July 1771 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada to Angelique BLAIS

1773 Marriage of Child
Ambroise GAGNE married 13 June 1773, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte MALBOEUF

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNÉ married 20 February 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre-Basile FORTIER

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.