Raphael GAGNON

(b. 5 September 1715 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1779 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Raphael GAGNON was born 5 September 1715 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Raphael 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):

Raphael married Catherine LAUZON 30 June 1744 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . Catherine LAUZON was born 10 March 1713 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Catherine died 3 April 1755 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Paul LAUZON and Marie-Anne QUENNEVILLE.

Raphael GAGNON died 30 August 1779 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Lauzon Catherine

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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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