Joseph GAGNON

(b. 16 April 1714 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1790 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 16 April 1714 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne-Helene LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN (maternal) François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉ

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Joseph married Angélique PERRAULT 12 February 1748 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique PERRAULT was born 17 September 1724 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 19 April 1762 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Angélique was the child of Bertrand PERRAULT (PERROT) and Angélique SIMON.

Joseph GAGNON died 25 April 1790 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph GAGNON married

Angélique PERRAULT-- Date: 12 February 1748 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Angélique PERRAULT was the child of Bertrand PERRAULT (PERROT) and Angélique SIMON

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Angélique PERRAULT:

Marie-Angelique GAGNON (b.17 February 1749, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1810, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine LESSARD 8 February 1773 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre GAGNON (b.4 April 1750, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1814, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne LONGTIN 13 November 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Zacharie GAGNON (b.22 September 1751, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1831, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Geneviève BOUIN dite DUFRESNE 17 October 1774 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1714 Birth
16 April 1714
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNON and Angélique PERRAULT 12 February 1748, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 33 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique GAGNON was born 17 February 1749, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNON was born 4 April 1750, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Zacharie GAGNON was born 22 September 1751, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 37 years old.

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

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique PERRAULT died 19 April 1762, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique GAGNON married 8 February 1773, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Antoine LESSARD

1774 Marriage of Child
Zacharie GAGNON married 17 October 1774, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Geneviève BOUIN dite DUFRESNE

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNON married 13 November 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne LONGTIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death
25 April 1790
Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 76.

Added: 3/5/2018 3:00:28 PM - Updated: 5/15/2024 12:24:55 PM