Jean GAGNON

(b. 16 September 1707 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 3 September 1779 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean GAGNON was born 16 September 1707 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Jean GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Marie-Anne MESNY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN (maternal) Étienne MESNY and Catherine LAÎNÉ

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

Jean married Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU 30 January 1731 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU was born 12 April 1712 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Jeanne died 9 January 1786 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Jeanne was the child of Louis MARCEAU and Jeanne DUMAS.

Jean GAGNON died 3 September 1779 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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