Marguerite GAGNON

(b. 17 June 1769 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 November 1838 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite GAGNON was born 17 June 1769 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite 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):

Marguerite married Pierre BOUCHARD 17 April 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BOUCHARD was born 20 January 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Pierre died 11 February 1862 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Pierre was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON.

Marguerite GAGNON died 21 November 1838 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .

m. Bouchard Pierre

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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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Marguerite GAGNON married

Pierre BOUCHARD-- Date: 17 April 1791 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Pierre BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Silvie GRENON

Children of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marguerite GAGNON:

Marie BOUCHARD (b.15 April 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Charles LAVOIE 26 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1769 Birth
17 June 1769
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)

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Pierre BOUCHARD 17 April 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 21 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Marie BOUCHARD was born 15 April 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

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

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie BOUCHARD married 26 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Charles LAVOIE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England