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flag female ancestor  Marguerite  GAGNON

Born
15 May 1729 ,  Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died
17 June 1815 ,  Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
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Born: 15 May 1729 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Parents of Marguerite GAGNON

Father
Pierre GAGNON
Mother
Marie-Anne RACINE

Grandparents of Marguerite GAGNON

Paternal grandparents
Mathurin GAGNON Charlotte COCHON
Maternal grandparents
Noel RACINE Marie-Françoise GUIMOND


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

Marguerite  married  Pierre PARÉ 5 June 1747 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Pierre PARÉ  was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada.  Pierre died 1 March 1783 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada .  Pierre was the child of Louis PARE and Marie-Josephte GUAY.

Marguerite GAGNON died 17 June 1815 in Saint-Vallier, Lower 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!
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite GAGNON

Marguerite GAGNON married flag male ancestor Pierre PARÉ
Marriage date: 5 June 1747
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Pierre PARÉ was the child of Louis PARE and Marie-Josephte GUAY



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Children of Pierre PARÉ and Marguerite GAGNON


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1729
15 May 1729
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
marriage1747 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Pierre PARÉ 5 June 1747 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.
1748 Birth of Child
Pierre-Rene PARE was born 6 April 1748, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 18 years old.
1749 Birth of Child
Louis PARE was born 3 June 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 20 years old.
1750 Birth of Child
Francois-Hyacinthe PARE was born 21 October 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 21 years old.
1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie PARE was born 9 March 1752, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 22 years old.
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1753 Birth of Child
Marguerite PARE was born 28 October 1753, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 24 years old.
1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARE was born 22 June 1755, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 26 years old.
1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine PARE was born 5 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 27 years old.
1759 Birth of Child
Jerome PARE was born 17 May 1759, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 30 years old.
1760 Death of Child
Francois-Hyacinthe PARE died 2 August 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 31 years old.
1760 Birth of Child
Antoine PARE was born 31 October 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 31 years old.
1762 Birth of Child
Louise PARÉ was born 7 March 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 32 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1763 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie PARE was born 24 May 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 34 years old.
1764 Birth of Child
Augustin PARE was born 27 August 1764, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 35 years old.
1766 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel PARÉ was born 11 March 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 36 years old.
1767 Birth of Child
Basile PARE was born 23 June 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 38 years old.
1768 Birth of Child
Simon PARE was born 24 September 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 39 years old.
1769 Death of Child
Joseph-Marie PARE died 9 September 1769, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 40 years old.
1770 Birth of Child
Amable PARE was born 7 November 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 41 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Michel-Martin PARE was born 11 November 1771, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 42 years old.
1773 Death of Child
Michel-Martin PARE died 24 January 1773, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 43 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre PARÉ died 1 March 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)
marriage1783 Marriage of Child
Louise PARÉ married 19 August 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph LEMIEUX
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARE died 21 May 1784, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marguerite was 55 years old.
marriage1784 Marriage of Child
Antoine PARE married 5 October 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite BOULET
1787 Death of Child
Marguerite PARE died 7 April 1787, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 57 years old.
marriage1787 Marriage of Child
Simon PARE married 17 April 1787, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada to Agathe DESTROISMAISONS
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
1794 Death of Child
Marie-Reine PARE died 20 December 1794, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 65 years old.
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
DeathDeath — 1815
17 June 1815
Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 86.
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