Marguerite JANELLE

Born

12 August 1741 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

3 September 1824 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 15 April 1761 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 11 September 1735 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre-Jean GAGNON and Marguerite MARQUET dite PERIGORD .

Parents & Family of Marguerite JANELLE

Parents of Marguerite JANELLE

Father

Jean-François JANELLE

Mother

Françoise BENOIT

Grandparents of Marguerite JANELLE

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE

m. Gagnon Jean-Baptiste

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite JANELLE

Marguerite JANELLE married

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON
Marriage date: 15 April 1761
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was the child of Pierre-Jean GAGNON and Marguerite MARQUET dite PERIGORD

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite JANELLE

François GAGNON

Born: 8 September 1770, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite HOUDE 4 August 1796 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Michel GAGNON

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX 7 January 1799 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Birth — 1741
12 August 1741
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite JANELLE and Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 15 April 1761, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 19 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.

1770 Birth of Child
François GAGNON was born 8 September 1770, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 29 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.