Joseph GAGNE

(b. abt. 1717 , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 April 1798 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAGNE was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph GAGNE was the child of François GAGNÉ and Elisabeth LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET (maternal) Jean LANGLOIS and Marie-Françoise-Charlotte BELANGER

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise BLAIS 25 July 1757 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Louise BLAIS was born 28 March 1732 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU.

Joseph GAGNE died 12 April 1798 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.

m. Blais Marie-Louise

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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
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Family and Children of Joseph GAGNE

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Joseph GAGNE married

Marie-Louise BLAIS-- Date: 25 July 1757 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise BLAIS was the child of Pierre BLAIS and Elisabeth BILODEAU

Children of Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Louise BLAIS:

Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ (b.11 July 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1850, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East)

Joseph GAGNE (b.2 February 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada d. 16 June 1838, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Elisabeth JONCAS 10 February 1784 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Louise GAGNE (b.16 January 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MORIN 12 August 1788 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Genevieve GAGNE (b.16 February 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 October 1845, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT 7 October 1794 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Francois GAGNE (b.13 December 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre GAGNE (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 June 1838, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)

Marie-Rose GAGNE (b.14 March 1772, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNE and Marie-Louise BLAIS 25 July 1757, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAGNÉ was born 11 July 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNE was born 2 February 1761, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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
Marie-Louise GAGNE was born 16 January 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1766 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAGNE was born 16 February 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1767 Birth of Child
Francois GAGNE was born 13 December 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose GAGNE was born 14 March 1772, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)

1784 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNE married 10 February 1784, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Elisabeth JONCAS

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNE married 12 August 1788, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste MORIN

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GAGNE married 7 October 1794, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Augustin MORIN dit VALCOURT