Geneviève GAGNON

Born

27 September 1723 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

13 March 1767 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean GAGNON Thérèse ROCHON

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Born: 27 September 1723 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GAGNON

Mother: Thérèse ROCHON

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAGNON , Marguerite RACINE

Maternal grandparents: Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) , Marie-Madeleine GUYON

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Geneviève married François DEMERS 21 June 1750 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François DEMERS was born 24 March 1721 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . François was the child of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE.

Geneviève GAGNON died 13 March 1767 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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!

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Geneviève GAGNON married

François DEMERS
Marriage date: 21 June 1750
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François DEMERS was the child of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE

Children of François DEMERS and Geneviève GAGNON

François DEMERS

Born: 24 February 1754, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Angélique FRÉCHETTE 23 January 1775 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
27 September 1723
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GAGNON and François DEMERS 21 June 1750 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
François DEMERS was born 24 February 1754, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Geneviève was 30 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.