Marie-Marguerite GAGNON

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abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 January 1814 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Mathurin GAGNON Marguerite CHRETIEN

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Born: abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Mathurin GAGNON

Mother: Marguerite CHRETIEN

Paternal grandparents: Mathurin GAGNON , Charlotte COCHON

Maternal grandparents: Michel CHRETIEN , Marguerite COEUR dite JOLICOEUR

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Marie-Marguerite married Joseph LAURENDEAU 23 January 1747 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph LAURENDEAU was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph died 8 May 1756 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU and Angelique FOURNIER.

Marie-Marguerite married (2) Pierre ROULEAU 10 January 1757 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre ROULEAU was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 24 April 1800 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Guillaume ROULEAU and Cécile GODIN.

Marie-Marguerite GAGNON died 10 January 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

m. Laurendeau Joseph
m. Rouleau Pierre

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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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Marguerite GAGNON

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Marie-Marguerite GAGNON married

Joseph LAURENDEAU
Marriage date: 23 January 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Joseph LAURENDEAU was the child of Louis-Joseph LAURENDEAU and Angelique FOURNIER

Children of Joseph LAURENDEAU and Marie-Marguerite GAGNON

Joseph-Marie-Prisque LAURENDEAU

Born: 11 February 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 28 November 1840, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne DRAINVILLE 13 November 1780 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne LAURENDEAU

Born: 13 April 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1845, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Charles BRULE 30 January 1775 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Marguerite GAGNON married

Pierre ROULEAU
Marriage date: 10 January 1757
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Pierre ROULEAU was the child of Guillaume ROULEAU and Cécile GODIN

Children of Pierre ROULEAU and Marie-Marguerite GAGNON

Antoine ROULEAU

Born: 5 December 1759, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1840, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marie SYLVESTRE 1 February 1796 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite GAGNON and Joseph LAURENDEAU 23 January 1747 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie-Prisque LAURENDEAU was born 11 February 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LAURENDEAU was born 13 April 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LAURENDEAU died 8 May 1756 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1757 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite GAGNON and Pierre ROULEAU 10 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1759 Birth of Child
Antoine ROULEAU was born 5 December 1759, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LAURENDEAU married 30 January 1775, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Joseph-Charles BRULE

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.