Joseph GAGNON

(b. abt. 1766 , Québec Province, Canada d. 10 October 1819 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph-Charles GAGNON and Françoise ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise-Madeleine BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) (maternal) Francois ALLAIRE and Marie-Madeleine DENIS dite LAPIERRE

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Joseph married Marie-Angélique MARCOUX 2 August 1791 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angélique MARCOUX was born 9 March 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Louis-Alexandre MARCOUX and Marie-Thecle MERCIER.

Joseph GAGNON died 10 October 1819 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Joseph GAGNON married

Marie-Angélique MARCOUX-- Date: 2 August 1791 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Marie-Angélique MARCOUX was the child of Louis-Alexandre MARCOUX and Marie-Thecle MERCIER

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Angélique MARCOUX:

Archange GAGNON (b.26 April 1804, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Michel PARE 19 October 1824 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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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.