Pierre GAGNÉ

Born

9 June 1712 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

3 January 1781 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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François GAGNÉ dit DAUBIGEON Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS

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Born: 9 June 1712 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: François GAGNÉ dit DAUBIGEON

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DUPUIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNÉ , Catherine DAUBIGEON

Maternal grandparents: Louis DUPUIS dit PARISIEN , Barbe DUBEAU

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Pierre married Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 27 November 1736 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 2 March 1708 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 25 May 1768 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne SÉGUIN.

Pierre GAGNÉ died 3 January 1781 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)
Marriage date: 27 November 1736
Marriage place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was the child of Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne SÉGUIN

Children of Pierre GAGNÉ and Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Rene GAGNÉ

Born: 22 March 1738, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1810, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte DUPUIS 10 October 1760 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Marie-Felicite GAGNÉ

Born: 18 November 1740, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1792, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BAREAU 11 April 1763 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1712
9 June 1712
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNÉ and Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 27 November 1736, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 24 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Rene GAGNÉ was born 22 March 1738, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite GAGNÉ was born 18 November 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 28 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Rene GAGNÉ married 10 October 1760, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte DUPUIS

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 of Child
Marie-Felicite GAGNÉ married 11 April 1763, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BAREAU

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) died 25 May 1768, Saint-Constant, 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.