Jacques GAGNÉ

(b. 1 May 1730 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 1 September 1790 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques GAGNÉ was born 1 May 1730 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Jacques GAGNÉ was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY (maternal) Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Anne MIGNERON

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

Jacques married Marie-Marthe SIMARD 26 November 1750 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Marthe SIMARD was born 15 January 1731 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Marthe died 2 December 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Marthe was the child of Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE).

Jacques married (2) Rosalie LAVOIE 1 July 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie LAVOIE was born 28 September 1722 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Rosalie died 26 November 1799 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Rosalie was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie BARBEAU.

Jacques GAGNÉ died 1 September 1790 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Family and Children of Jacques GAGNÉ

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Jacques GAGNÉ married

Marie-Marthe SIMARD-- Date: 26 November 1750 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Marie-Marthe SIMARD was the child of Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Children of Jacques GAGNÉ and Marie-Marthe SIMARD:

Jean-Baptiste GAGNE (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 April 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE 14 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis-Marie GAGNE (b.22 October 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1813, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Julie GAGNON 27 November 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Therese CARON 12 August 1782 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Therese GAGNE (b.21 October 1753, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1835, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne-Dominique TREMBLAY 24 April 1775 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Geneviève GAGNE (b.18 September 1756, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1794, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Michel-Rene LAVOIE 16 November 1778 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-François GAGNE (b.16 August 1758, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1831, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Suzanne DESBIENS 7 January 1788 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jacques GAGNÉ married

Rosalie LAVOIE-- Date: 1 July 1761 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Rosalie LAVOIE was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie BARBEAU

Children of Jacques GAGNÉ and Rosalie LAVOIE:

Fabien GAGNÉ (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth GAGNON 24 November 1795 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1730 Birth
1 May 1730
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GAGNÉ and Marie-Marthe SIMARD 26 November 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie GAGNE was born 22 October 1752, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Therese GAGNE was born 21 October 1753, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 23 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAGNE was born 18 September 1756, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jacques was 26 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-François GAGNE was born 16 August 1758, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacques was 28 years old.

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marthe SIMARD died 2 December 1759, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GAGNÉ and Rosalie LAVOIE 1 July 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 31 years old.

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNE married 14 November 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE

1775 Marriage of Child
Therese GAGNE married 24 April 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Etienne-Dominique TREMBLAY

1775 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie GAGNE married 27 November 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Julie GAGNON

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GAGNE married 16 November 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Michel-Rene LAVOIE

1782 Marriage of Child
Louis-Marie GAGNE married 12 August 1782, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Therese CARON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Jean-François GAGNE married 7 January 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Suzanne DESBIENS

1790 Death
1 September 1790
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 60.

Added: 9/23/2019 4:07:28 PM - Updated: 12/10/2023 12:55:16 AM