Augustin GAGNON

(b. 18 September 1766 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 October 1809 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Augustin GAGNON was born 18 September 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Augustin GAGNON was the child of Francois GAGNON and Catherine PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER (maternal) Étienne PARENT and Simone-Barbe BRASSARD

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

Augustin married Therese TREMBLAY 4 October 1787 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Therese TREMBLAY was born abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Therese died 4 August 1846 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Angélique SIMARD.

Augustin GAGNON died 3 October 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower 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 Augustin GAGNON

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Augustin GAGNON married

Therese TREMBLAY-- Date: 4 October 1787 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese TREMBLAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY and Angélique SIMARD

Children of Augustin GAGNON and Therese TREMBLAY:

Augustin GAGNON (b.2 May 1788, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 October 1867, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )

Antoinette GAGNON (b.30 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 March 1867, Chicoutimi-Nord, Canada East )
m. Vital FORTIN 14 August 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Angele GAGNON (b.14 May 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Thomas COTE 2 August 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Renelle GAGNON (b.14 February 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 7 September 1870, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )

Jacques GAGNON (b.23 January 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 19 June 1876, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Felicite PERRON 14 February 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Thérèse GAGNON (b.11 May 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )

Roger GAGNON (b.25 December 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 21 April 1870, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )

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1766 Birth
18 September 1766
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GAGNON and Therese TREMBLAY 4 October 1787, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 21 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Augustin GAGNON was born 2 May 1788, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Augustin was 21 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Antoinette GAGNON was born 30 April 1790, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin was 23 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Angele GAGNON was born 14 May 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin was 25 years old.

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

1796 Birth of Child
Renelle GAGNON was born 14 February 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin was 29 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jacques GAGNON was born 23 January 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin was 31 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Thérèse GAGNON was born 11 May 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin was 33 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Roger GAGNON was born 25 December 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin was 35 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Angele GAGNON married 2 August 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Thomas COTE