Pierre
GAGNON
(b.
9 June 1837
,
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
d.
8 July 1921
,
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
)
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GAGNON Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Pierre GAGNON was born 9 June 1837 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Pierre GAGNON was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Theotiste LEREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Clement GAGNON and Reine PRUNEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHEPierre was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1876.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Apolline PLANTE 23 February 1857 in Saint-Dominique, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Apolline PLANTE was born 11 March 1832 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Apolline died 28 June 1879 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. Apolline was the child of Charles PLANTE and Marie-Angelique LACASSE.
Pierre married (2) Octavie SILVAN 21 September 1880 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Octavie SILVAN was born June 1842 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Octavie died abt. 1928 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
Pierre GAGNON died 8 July 1921 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.
Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug
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 changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Pierre GAGNON
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Apolline PLANTE-- Date: 23 February 1857 Place: Saint-Dominique, Canada East
See marriage record for Pierre GAGNON and Apolline PLANTE
Apolline PLANTE was the child of Charles PLANTE and Marie-Angelique LACASSE
Place of marriage: St-Dominique (St-Dominique) Bagot
Pierre's parents: Jacques Gagnon et Théotiste Lereau
Apolline's parents: Charles Plante et Marie-Angélique Lacasse
Pierre's baptism: 9 juin 1837 à St-Hyacinthe (N.-D.-Du-Rosaire), St-Hyacinthe
Name: Pierre Gagnon
Spouse: Apolline Plante
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1857
Marriage Location: St-Dominique, Québec (Quebec)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre GAGNON and Apolline PLANTE:
Albert GAGNON (b.15 January 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 March 1915, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Arthur GAGNON (b.abt. 1858, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. 24 October 1877, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)
Alfred Charles Louis GAGNON (b.11 May 1859, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. abt. 1925, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)
Marie Apolline GAGNON (b.28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. abt. 1923, Troy, New Hampshire, USA)
Thomas Ares Dominique GAGNON (b.28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. abt. 1932, Athol, Massachusetts, USA)
Anastasie GAGNON (b.March 1864, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. abt. 1920, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)
Joseph Geremie GAGNON (b.7 May 1866, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. 25 September 1928, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA)
Dominique GAGNON (b.15 March 1868, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada d. , )
Louis Pierre GAGNON (b.22 May 1869, La Présentation, Québec, Canada d. 22 November 1952, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA)
Regina-Angeline-Marie GAGNON (b.15 April 1872, La Présentation, Québec, Canada d. , )
Alphage Louis GAGNON (b.28 September 1874, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. 6 June 1943, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Emily MCLEAN 9 September 1897 in Huntington, Massachusetts, USA
Pierre GAGNON married Octavie SILVAN-- Date: 21 September 1880 Place: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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This is Pierre's 2nd wife as he is widowed from his 1st wife Appoline Plante who died the year before, This is Octavie's 2nd marriage she is widowed from her husband Augustin LaRoche , she's living with her brother inlaw Edward LaRoche & his wife.
Children of Pierre GAGNON and Octavie SILVAN:
William GAGNON (b.September 1883, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1929, , Massachusetts, USA)
Joseph Arthur Xenophon GAGNON (b.7 December 1884, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Alexander GAGNON (b.abt. 1885, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Armina GAGNON (b.January 1887, , Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1956, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA )
Apolline PLANTE-- Date: 23 February 1857 Place: Saint-Dominique, Canada East See marriage record for Pierre GAGNON and Apolline PLANTEApolline PLANTE was the child of Charles PLANTE and Marie-Angelique LACASSE
Place of marriage: St-Dominique (St-Dominique) Bagot
Pierre's parents: Jacques Gagnon et Théotiste Lereau
Apolline's parents: Charles Plante et Marie-Angélique Lacasse
Pierre's baptism: 9 juin 1837 à St-Hyacinthe (N.-D.-Du-Rosaire), St-Hyacinthe
Name: Pierre Gagnon
Spouse: Apolline Plante
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1857
Marriage Location: St-Dominique, Québec (Quebec)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre GAGNON and Apolline PLANTE:
Albert GAGNON (b.15 January 1857, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 March 1915, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA ) Arthur GAGNON (b.abt. 1858, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. 24 October 1877, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA) Alfred Charles Louis GAGNON (b.11 May 1859, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. abt. 1925, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA) Marie Apolline GAGNON (b.28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. abt. 1923, Troy, New Hampshire, USA) Thomas Ares Dominique GAGNON (b.28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. abt. 1932, Athol, Massachusetts, USA) Anastasie GAGNON (b.March 1864, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East d. abt. 1920, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA) Joseph Geremie GAGNON (b.7 May 1866, Saint-Dominique, Canada East d. 25 September 1928, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA) Dominique GAGNON (b.15 March 1868, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada d. , ) Louis Pierre GAGNON (b.22 May 1869, La Présentation, Québec, Canada d. 22 November 1952, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA) Regina-Angeline-Marie GAGNON (b.15 April 1872, La Présentation, Québec, Canada d. , ) Alphage Louis GAGNON (b.28 September 1874, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada d. 6 June 1943, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )m. Emily MCLEAN 9 September 1897 in Huntington, Massachusetts, USA
Pierre GAGNON married
Octavie SILVAN-- Date: 21 September 1880 Place: Holyoke, Massachusetts, USAancestry.com
This is Pierre's 2nd wife as he is widowed from his 1st wife Appoline Plante who died the year before, This is Octavie's 2nd marriage she is widowed from her husband Augustin LaRoche , she's living with her brother inlaw Edward LaRoche & his wife.
Children of Pierre GAGNON and Octavie SILVAN:
William GAGNON (b.September 1883, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1929, , Massachusetts, USA) Joseph Arthur Xenophon GAGNON (b.7 December 1884, , Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Alexander GAGNON (b.abt. 1885, , Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Armina GAGNON (b.January 1887, , Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1956, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA )
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1837 Birth 9 June 1837
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1857 Marriage / PartnerPierre GAGNON and Apolline PLANTE 23 February 1857, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
He was 19 years old.
Marriage Year: 1857
Marriage Location: St-Dominique, Québec (Quebec)){kind=small}
Name: Pierre Gagnon
Spouse: Apolline Plante
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1857
Marriage Location: St-Dominique, Québec (Quebec)
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1857 Birth of ChildAlbert GAGNON was born 15 January 1857, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
Pierre was 19 years old.
1859 Birth of ChildAlfred Charles Louis GAGNON was born 11 May 1859, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 21 years old.
1860 Birth of ChildMarie Apolline GAGNON was born 28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 23 years old.
1860 Birth of ChildThomas Ares Dominique GAGNON was born 28 September 1860, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 23 years old.
1864 Birth of ChildAnastasie GAGNON was born March 1864, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Pierre was 26 years old.
1866 Birth of ChildJoseph Geremie GAGNON was born 7 May 1866, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 28 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Birth of ChildDominique GAGNON was born 15 March 1868, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada
Pierre was 30 years old.
1869 Birth of ChildLouis Pierre GAGNON was born 22 May 1869, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
Pierre was 31 years old.
1872 Birth of ChildRegina-Angeline-Marie GAGNON was born 15 April 1872, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)
Pierre was 34 years old.
1874 Birth of ChildAlphage Louis GAGNON was born 28 September 1874, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Pierre was 37 years old.
1877 Death of ChildArthur GAGNON died 24 October 1877, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Pierre was 40 years old.
1879 Death of Spouse/PartnerApolline PLANTE died 28 June 1879, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
1880 Marriage / PartnerPierre GAGNON and Octavie SILVAN 21 September 1880, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
He was 43 years old.
1883 Birth of ChildWilliam GAGNON was born September 1883, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Pierre was 46 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Birth of ChildJoseph Arthur Xenophon GAGNON was born 7 December 1884, , Massachusetts, USA
Pierre was 47 years old.
1887 Birth of ChildArmina GAGNON was born January 1887, , Massachusetts, USA
Pierre was 49 years old.
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1897 Marriage of ChildAlphage Louis GAGNON married 9 September 1897, Huntington, Massachusetts, USA to Emily MCLEAN
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1915 Death of ChildAlbert GAGNON died 15 March 1915, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
Pierre was 77 years old.
1921 Death 8 July 1921
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 84.
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