Françoise GAGNON

Born

15 December 1655 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1680 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Françoise married Louis PREVOST 21 February 1672 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis PREVOST was born abt. 1651 in Québec Province, Canada. Louis died 12 May 1686 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Louis was the child of Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH .

Parents & Family of Françoise GAGNON

Parents of Françoise GAGNON

Father

Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON)

Mother

Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU)

Grandparents of Françoise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents

Pierre GAGNON (GAIGNON) Renée-Madeleine ROGER

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

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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!

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise GAGNON

Françoise GAGNON married

Louis PREVOST
Marriage date: 21 February 1672
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Françoise GAGNON and Louis PREVOST
Louis PREVOST was the child of Martin PRÉVOST (PROVOST) and Marie Olivier SYLVESTRE MANITOUABEOUICH

Marriage notes:

Name: Louis Prevost

Birth Date:

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Spouse's Name: Francoise Gaignon

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Event Date: 21 Feb 1672

Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

Father's Name: Martin Prevost

Mother's Name: Marie Olivier

Spouse's Father's Name: Mathurin Gaignon

Spouse's Mother's Name: Francoise Gaudeau

Race: White

Marital Status: Single

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Spouse's Race: White

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1018161

Reference ID: P 148

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 April 2015), Louis Prevost and Francoise Gaignon, 21 Feb 1672; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference P 148; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

Children of Louis PREVOST and Françoise GAGNON

Marguerite PREVOST

Born: 9 December 1672, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 May 1684, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-François PREVOST

Born: 24 April 1674, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1681, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Anne PREVOST

Born: abt. 1676, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean DAVID 4 November 1692 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Married: Clement LANGLOIS 25 June 1704 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Louis PREVOST

Born: abt. 1677, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 February 1684, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean PREVOST

Born: abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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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'Francoise was born and baptized on 15 December 1655 at Quebec. She married Louis Prevost, son of Martin and of Marie-Olivier Sylvestre, on 21 February 1672 at Chateau-Richer... Francoise died on 30 May 1680 and was buried the next day at Beauport.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 103

Baptism

Francoise Gaignon
15 December 1655
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Source / record details
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Birth — 1655
15 December 1655
Québec, Canada, New France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 Canadian Census - Beaupre

Mathurin Gaignon - 58 habittant

francoise goudrau - 30 sa femme

Marie gaignon - 16 fille

Mathurin gaignon - 12 fils

francoise gaignon - 7 fille

Margueritte Gaignon - 3 fille

Jacques Gaignon - 1 fils

Jean Auty - 22 domestique engaigé

Et thomas Langlois - 20 aussy domestique Engaigé

Source / record details
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1672 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GAGNON and Louis PREVOST 21 February 1672 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 16 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Marguerite PREVOST was born 9 December 1672, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Françoise was 16 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jean-François PREVOST was born 24 April 1674, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Françoise was 18 years old.