Madeleine GAGNON

(b. 2 June 1750 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1789 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Madeleine GAGNON was born 2 June 1750 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Madeleine GAGNON was the child of Boniface GAGNON and Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Raphael GAGNON and Marie-Louise CLOUTIER (maternal) Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU

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

Madeleine married Louis-Marie CLOUTIER 28 January 1771 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louis-Marie CLOUTIER was born 15 December 1744 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Louis-Marie died 28 December 1823 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Louis-Marie was the child of Zacharie CLOUTIER and Agnes BELANGER.

Madeleine GAGNON died 19 December 1789 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Madeleine GAGNON

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Madeleine GAGNON married

Louis-Marie CLOUTIER-- Date: 28 January 1771 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis-Marie CLOUTIER was the child of Zacharie CLOUTIER and Agnes BELANGER

Children of Louis-Marie CLOUTIER and Madeleine GAGNON:

Louis CLOUTIER (b.30 November 1771, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 June 1855, Château-Richer, Canada East )
m. Angélique TREMBLAY 25 October 1796 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph CLOUTIER (b.4 May 1776, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 February 1836, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Marie TREMBLAY 9 November 1802 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie CLOUTIER (b.9 June 1778, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 August 1842, Château-Richer, Canada East )
m. Pierre TREPANIER 24 October 1797 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1750 Birth
2 June 1750
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine GAGNON and Louis-Marie CLOUTIER 28 January 1771 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 20 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis CLOUTIER was born 30 November 1771, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Madeleine was 21 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph CLOUTIER was born 4 May 1776, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Madeleine was 25 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie CLOUTIER was born 9 June 1778, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)