Marie-Anne GAGNON

(b. 15 October 1769 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 May 1838 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne GAGNON was born 15 October 1769 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marguerite DASSYLVA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Marie CHARRIER (maternal) Jean-Marie DASSYLVA and Marguerite POULIN

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Marie-Anne married Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE 25 January 1790 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE was born 22 March 1764 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Pierre-Amable was the child of Jean Philippe LEDENT (LEDAIN) and Marguerite CARPENTIER.

Marie-Anne GAGNON died 15 May 1838 in Québec, 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!

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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Marie-Anne GAGNON married

Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE-- Date: 25 January 1790 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE was the child of Jean Philippe LEDENT (LEDAIN) and Marguerite CARPENTIER

Children of Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE and Marie-Anne GAGNON:

Marie LEDAIN dite BELLEVILLE (b.15 June 1791, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 31 July 1851, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Canada East )
m. Joseph CADORET 27 July 1807 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1769 Birth
15 October 1769
Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GAGNON and Pierre-Amable LEDAIN dit BELLEVILLE 25 January 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie LEDAIN dite BELLEVILLE was born 15 June 1791, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 21 years old.

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

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Marie LEDAIN dite BELLEVILLE married 27 July 1807, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Joseph CADORET

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England