Louis GAGNON

(b. 24 August 1735 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 26 April 1826 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada )

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Louis GAGNON was born 24 August 1735 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Louis GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON (maternal) Joseph LAVOIE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND

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

Louis married Geneviève PARENT 26 January 1762 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève PARENT was born abt. 1737 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 28 January 1813 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Michel-Jean PARENT and Genevieve CHRETIEN.

Louis GAGNON died 26 April 1826 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada.

m. Parent Genevieve

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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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