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flag female ancestor  Marguerite  GAGNON

Born
12 February 1645 ,  Québec, Canada, New France
Died
28 March 1705 ,  Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marguerite  married  Jean-Baptiste CARON 16 November 1661 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean-Baptiste CARON  was born 10 July 1641 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Jean-Baptiste died 28 December 1706 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Robert CARON and Marie CREVET .
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Parents & Family of Marguerite GAGNON

Parents of Marguerite GAGNON

Father
Jean GAGNON
Mother
Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

Grandparents of Marguerite GAGNON

Paternal grandparents
Pierre GAGNON (GAIGNON) Renée-Madeleine ROGER
Maternal grandparents
Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE Marguerite COINTEREL


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

Marguerite  married  Jean-Baptiste CARON 16 November 1661 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Jean-Baptiste CARON  was born 10 July 1641 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Jean-Baptiste died 28 December 1706 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Robert CARON and Marie CREVET.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite GAGNON

Marguerite GAGNON married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste CARON
Marriage date: 16 November 1661
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Jean-Baptiste CARON was the child of Robert CARON and Marie CREVET

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Name: Jan Caron
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Spouse's Name: Marguerite Gasgnon
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Event Date: 16 Nov 1661
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
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Spouse's Father's Name: Jan Gasgnon
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Quebec-ODM
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID:
"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 April 2015), Jan Caron and Marguerite Gasgnon, 16 Nov 1661; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.


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Children of Jean-Baptiste CARON and Marguerite GAGNON


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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1645 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
marriage1661 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Jean-Baptiste CARON 16 November 1661, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 16 years old.
1663 Birth of Child
Pierre CARON was born 8 February 1663, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 18 years old.
1664 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARON was born 8 August 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 19 years old.
1665 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CARON was born 11 November 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 20 years old.
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1668 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARON was born 15 June 1668, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 23 years old.
1672 Birth of Child
Jean CARON was born 18 March 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 27 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Louise CARON was born 25 July 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 29 years old.
1677 Birth of Child
Geneviève CARON was born 2 March 1677, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 32 years old.
1679 Birth of Child
Gertrude CARON was born 27 September 1679, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 34 years old.
1681 Birth of Child
Gertrude CARON was born 10 February 1681, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 36 years old.
marriage1684 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CARON married 10 April 1684, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Charles LESSARD
1684 Birth of Child
Ursule CARON was born 13 July 1684, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 39 years old.
marriage1685 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CARON married 12 November 1685 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Noel PARÉ
marriage1690 Marriage of Child
Pierre CARON married 22 January 1690, , Québec Province, Canada to Geneviève MAHEU
marriage1694 Marriage of Child
Geneviève CARON married 30 October 1694, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste BERNIER
marriage1696 Marriage of Child
Jean CARON married 29 October 1696, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France to Rosalie SIMARD
marriage1697 Marriage of Child
Louise CARON married 3 June 1697, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Louis BOLDUC
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Gertrude CARON married 20 April 1700, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Joseph SIMARD
marriage1701 Marriage of Child
Ursule CARON married 30 October 1701, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Philippe BERNIER
1701 Death of Child
Gertrude CARON died 24 November 1701, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite was 56 years old.
marriage1702 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CARON married 17 June 1702 , , Québec Province, Canada to Louis LACROIX
DeathDeath — 1705
28 March 1705
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 60.
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