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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1669 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 Name: Jean Gasgnon Gender: Male baptism/ christening date: 27 Mar 1669 baptism/ christening Place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec Birth Date: 26 Mar 1669 birthPlace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec Death Date: name note: Race: White father's Name: Mathurin Gagnon father's birthPlace: father's Age: mother's Name: Francoise Gaudreau mother's birthPlace: mother's Age: indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5 system origin: Canada-EASy source Film Number: 1018161 reference number: P 52
'Jean was born on 26 March 1669 and baptized the next day at Chateau-Richer. He died prior to the census of 1681.'
Thomas J. Laforest Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 104
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1681 Montmorency County, Quebec
Mathurin Gagnon, habitant, 75 years Francoise Godeau, 47 years Mathurin Gagnon, 27 years Vincent Gagnon, 22 years Marguerite Gagnon, 17 years Jacques Gagnon, 15 years Jean Gagnon, 12 years Pierre Gagnon, 9 years Joseph Gagnon, 7 years
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