Pierre GAGNON

(b. 5 January 1697 , Montmorency, Quebec, Canada d. 27 August 1759 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )

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Pierre GAGNON was born 5 January 1697 in Montmorency, Quebec, Canada

Pierre GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU) (maternal) Jean COCHON (CAUCHON) and Madeleine MIVILLE

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne RACINE 30 March 1720 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne RACINE was born 4 August 1701 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Anne died 1 June 1771 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Noel RACINE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND.

Pierre GAGNON died 27 August 1759 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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