Barbe GAGNON

(b. 6 February 1749 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1817 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Barbe GAGNON was born 6 February 1749 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Barbe GAGNON was the child of Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GAGNON and Anne BELANGER (maternal) François TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY) and Anne LEFRANCOIS

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

Barbe married Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN 8 February 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN was born 6 March 1739 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Baptiste died 19 November 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY.

Barbe GAGNON died 3 March 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .

m. Poitevin Jean-Baptiste

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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 Barbe GAGNON

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Barbe GAGNON married

Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN-- Date: 8 February 1768 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN and Barbe GAGNON:

Felicite POTVIN (b.3 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1837, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Charles SIMARD 21 May 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Veronique POTVIN (b.10 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 January 1856, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Antoine BOUCHARD 14 July 1801 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Francois POTVIN (b.7 May 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1853, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne THIBAULT 10 January 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1749 Birth
6 February 1749
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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Barbe GAGNON and Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN 8 February 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Felicite POTVIN was born 3 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Barbe was 24 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Veronique POTVIN was born 10 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Barbe was 26 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Francois POTVIN was born 7 May 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Barbe was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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
Felicite POTVIN married 21 May 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Louis-Charles SIMARD

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste POITEVIN dit POTVIN died 19 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Veronique POTVIN married 14 July 1801, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori) to Antoine BOUCHARD

1809 Marriage of Child
Francois POTVIN married 10 January 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Anne THIBAULT

1817 Death
3 March 1817
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 68.

Added: 7/7/2019 10:24:10 AM - Updated: 2/18/2024 1:12:11 PM