Jean GAGNON

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5 February 1648 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

7 December 1687 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Jean GAGNON Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

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Born: 5 February 1648 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GAGNON

Mother: Marguerite COCHON (CAUCHON)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNON (GAIGNON) , Renée-Madeleine ROGER

Maternal grandparents: Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE , Marguerite COINTEREL

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Jean married Marguerite DROUIN 26 October 1670 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite DROUIN was born 23 December 1655 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 1 June 1692 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marguerite was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER.

Jean GAGNON died 7 December 1687 in Château-Richer, 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.

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Marguerite DROUIN
Marriage date: 26 October 1670
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Marguerite DROUIN was the child of Robert DROUIN and Marie CHAPELIER

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Name: Jean Gasgnon

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Spouse's Name: Marguerite Drouin

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Event Date: 26 Oct 1670

Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

Father's Name: Jean Gasgnon

Mother's Name: Marguerite Cochon

Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Drouin

Spouse's Mother's Name: Marie Chapellier

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 146

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 April 2015), Jean Gasgnon and Marguerite Drouin, 26 Oct 1670; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference P 146; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

Children of Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN

Jean GAGNON

Born: 2 July 1672, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 2 August 1748, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne MESNY 16 February 1699 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marguerite GAGNON

Born: abt. 1673, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 May 1703, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Etienne VEAU dit SYLVAIN 23 November 1693 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre GAGNON

Born: 31 October 1676, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne-Helene LACROIX 21 January 1704 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Denis GAGNON

Born: abt. 1678, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 March 1736, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise MARIER (LEMARIÉ) 11 May 1727 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie GAGNON

Born: 24 March 1681, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 2 October 1704, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Married: Joseph BERTHELOT 17 October 1703 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Antoine GAGNON

Born: 8 July 1683, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1708, Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie GAGNON

Born: 28 November 1685, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 8 November 1761, Les Éboulements, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY 10 April 1709 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Agnès GAGNON

Born: 17 January 1688, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 29 December 1729, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jacques RHÉAUME 11 November 1709 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Married: Jean ROY 5 October 1712 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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Birth — 1648
5 February 1648
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Jean Gaignon
5 February 1648
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Biography
'Jean junior was baptized on 5 February 1648 at Quebec. He married Marguerite Drouin, daughter of Robert and of Marie Chapelier, on 26 October 1670 at Chateau-Richer.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 106
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1648 Baptism

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

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

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Canadian Census - Montmorency County, Quebec
Jean Gaignon, habitant, 55 years
Marguerite Cochon, 46 years
Jeanne Gaignon, 24 years
Jean Gaignon, 18 years
Germain Gaignon, 13 years
Raphael Gaignon, 10 years
Marie Gaignon, 5 years
Etienne Mesny, domestique, engage, 22 years

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

1670 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN 26 October 1670, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 22 years old.

1672 Birth of Child
Jean GAGNON was born 2 July 1672, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 24 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNON was born 31 October 1676, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 28 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Marie GAGNON was born 24 March 1681, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 33 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Antoine GAGNON was born 8 July 1683, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 35 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GAGNON was born 28 November 1685, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 37 years old.

Death
name: Jean Gagnon
gender: Male
burial date: 07 Dec 1687
burial place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
death date: 07 Dec 1687
death place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
age: 45
birth date: 1642
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race: White
marital status: Unknown
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indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: p 67 s 6

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1688 Birth of Child
Agnès GAGNON was born 17 January 1688, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean was 39 years old.

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