Marie-Angélique GAGNON

(b. 7 April 1717 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 17 July 1792 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Angélique GAGNON was born 7 April 1717 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Marie-Angélique GAGNON was the child of Alexandre GAGNON and Angélique CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE (maternal) Robert CARON and Marguerite CLOUTIER

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

Marie-Angélique married Guillaume FOURNIER 25 February 1737 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Guillaume FOURNIER was born 9 June 1710 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Guillaume died 23 April 1786 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Guillaume was the child of Charles FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD.

Marie-Angélique GAGNON died 17 July 1792 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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!

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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