Anne GAGNON

(b. 23 March 1710 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1788 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Anne GAGNON was born 23 March 1710 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Anne GAGNON was the child of Raphael GAGNON and Marie-Louise CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain GAGNON and Jeanne DAVID (maternal) Jean CLOUTIER and Louise BELANGER

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

Anne married Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 30 September 1738 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was born 25 April 1720 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Noel LESSARD and Marie-Genevieve DUBOIS.

Anne GAGNON died 22 March 1788 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Anne GAGNON

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Anne GAGNON married

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD-- Date: 30 September 1738 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was the child of Noel LESSARD and Marie-Genevieve DUBOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Anne GAGNON:

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD (b.15 December 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 21 September 1833, Beauceville, Quebec, Canada)
m. Dorothee GIGUERE 27 September 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Anne LESSARD (b.23 March 1741, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1809, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )

Etienne LESSARD (b.30 March 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1809, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

Therese LESSARD (b.4 April 1744, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1822, St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Canada)

Genevieve LESSARD (b.13 March 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1807, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. François RANCOURT 28 January 1771 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth LESSARD (b.30 October 1749, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 16 January 1804, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Francois FILION 21 August 1775 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Antoine LESSARD (b.11 June 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1833, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Angelique GAGNON 8 February 1773 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1710 Birth
23 March 1710
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Anne GAGNON and Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 30 September 1738, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was born 15 December 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Anne was 29 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LESSARD was born 23 March 1741, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Anne was 31 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Etienne LESSARD was born 30 March 1742, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Anne was 32 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Therese LESSARD was born 4 April 1744, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Anne was 34 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Genevieve LESSARD was born 13 March 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Anne was 35 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LESSARD was born 30 October 1749, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Anne was 39 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Antoine LESSARD was born 11 June 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Anne was 41 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD married 27 September 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Dorothee GIGUERE

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LESSARD married 28 January 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to François RANCOURT

1773 Marriage of Child
Antoine LESSARD married 8 February 1773, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Angelique GAGNON

1775 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LESSARD married 21 August 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jean-Francois FILION

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.