Catherine PARENT

Born

20 October 1733 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

11 February 1814 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Étienne PARENT Simone-Barbe BRASSARD

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Born: 20 October 1733 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne PARENT

Mother: Simone-Barbe BRASSARD

Paternal grandparents: Michel PARENT , Jeanne CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis BRASSARD , Simone MAUFAY

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Catherine married Francois GAGNON 4 April 1758 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Francois GAGNON was born 8 January 1735 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Francois died 25 September 1808 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Francois was the child of Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER.

Catherine PARENT died 11 February 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .

m. Gagnon Francois

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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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Catherine PARENT married

Francois GAGNON
Marriage date: 4 April 1758
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Francois GAGNON was the child of Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER

Children of Francois GAGNON and Catherine PARENT

Francois GAGNON

Born: 14 November 1759, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Salomee PELLETIER 6 November 1786 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Catherine GAGNON

Born: 27 August 1763, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 November 1845, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

Married: Alexis BOUCHARD 21 August 1781 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Damase GAGNON

Born: 13 January 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth SIMARD 26 June 1792 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin GAGNON

Born: 18 September 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 October 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Therese TREMBLAY 4 October 1787 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marguerite GAGNON

Born: 17 June 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 November 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BOUCHARD 17 April 1791 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Joseph GAGNON

Born: 28 May 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1840, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Scholastique TREMBLAY 11 November 1794 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne GAGNON

Born: 25 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 July 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Helene TREMBLAY 6 October 1798 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1733
20 October 1733
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Catherine PARENT and Francois GAGNON 4 April 1758 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 24 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Francois GAGNON was born 14 November 1759, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Catherine was 26 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Catherine GAGNON was born 27 August 1763, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Catherine was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Damase GAGNON was born 13 January 1765, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 31 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Augustin GAGNON was born 18 September 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNON was born 17 June 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph GAGNON was born 28 May 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 37 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Etienne GAGNON was born 25 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 41 years old.

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Catherine GAGNON married 21 August 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Alexis BOUCHARD

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Francois GAGNON married 6 November 1786, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Salomee PELLETIER

1787 Marriage of Child
Augustin GAGNON married 4 October 1787, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Therese TREMBLAY

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNON married 17 April 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre BOUCHARD

1792 Marriage of Child
Damase GAGNON married 26 June 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elisabeth SIMARD

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Joseph GAGNON married 11 November 1794, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Scholastique TREMBLAY

1798 Marriage of Child
Etienne GAGNON married 6 October 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Helene TREMBLAY

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois GAGNON died 25 September 1808, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1809 Death of Child
Augustin GAGNON died 3 October 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Catherine was 76 years old.

Death — 1814
11 February 1814
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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