Dorothee GAGNON

Born

27 March 1699 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

24 August 1784 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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Mathurin GAGNON Charlotte COCHON

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Born: 27 March 1699 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Mathurin GAGNON

Mother: Charlotte COCHON

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) , Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean COCHON (CAUCHON) , Madeleine MIVILLE

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

Dorothee married Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER 14 February 1718 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER was born abt. 1685 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jacques-Joseph died 8 September 1761 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jacques-Joseph was the child of Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine PARE.

Dorothee GAGNON died 24 August 1784 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Dorothee GAGNON

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Dorothee GAGNON married

Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER
Marriage date: 14 February 1718
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER was the child of Jean BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine PARE

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Children of Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER and Dorothee GAGNON

Pierre BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 June 1782, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Therese GAGNE 23 August 1751 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1723, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 July 1804, Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GUYON 7 April 1750 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Louis BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1726, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 July 1813, St-Féréol-les-Neiges, Canada

Married: Marie-Genevieve POULIN 27 November 1752 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jacques BOUCHER

Born: 5 December 1728, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Françoise PARÉ 25 November 1758 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Dorothee ALLAIRE 8 November 1773 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie CARON 24 April 1780 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Dorothee BOUCHER

Born: 7 December 1730, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Madeleine BOUCHER

Born: 7 February 1733, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 22 December 1733, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Born: 12 November 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1800, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre SIMARD 11 October 1762 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Francoise BOUCHER

Born: 21 April 1736, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 26 October 1825, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SIMARD 20 February 1775 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise BOUCHER

Born: 2 May 1741, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 November 1815, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PARÉ 1 February 1790 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph BOUCHER

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 June 1820, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite FOUGERE 11 February 1765 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Married: Charlotte CARON 26 January 1789 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Madeleine BOUCHER

Born: 2 March 1745, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 6 April 1745, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1699
27 March 1699
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee GAGNON and Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER 14 February 1718, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 18 years old.

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

1728 Birth of Child
Jacques BOUCHER was born 5 December 1728, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Dorothee was 29 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Dorothee BOUCHER was born 7 December 1730, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Dorothee was 31 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER was born 7 February 1733, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Dorothee was 33 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOUCHER was born 12 November 1734, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Dorothee was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Francoise BOUCHER was born 21 April 1736, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Dorothee was 37 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BOUCHER was born 2 May 1741, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Dorothee was 42 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Madeleine BOUCHER was born 2 March 1745, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Dorothee was 45 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie BOUCHER married 7 April 1750 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GUYON

1751 Marriage of Child
Pierre BOUCHER married 23 August 1751, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Therese GAGNE

1752 Marriage of Child
Louis BOUCHER married 27 November 1752, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Genevieve POULIN

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Jacques BOUCHER married 25 November 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Françoise PARÉ

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques-Joseph BOUCHER died 8 September 1761, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BOUCHER married 11 October 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Pierre SIMARD

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOUCHER married 11 February 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marguerite FOUGERE

1773 Marriage of Child
Jacques BOUCHER married 8 November 1773 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Dorothee ALLAIRE

1775 Marriage of Child
Francoise BOUCHER married 20 February 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Joseph SIMARD

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.