Joseph GAGNON

(b. 5 October 1733 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1813 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 5 October 1733 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER (maternal) Antoine PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Rose LEPAGE

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

Joseph married Geneviève MORIN 25 January 1762 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève MORIN was born 25 September 1743 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Geneviève died 17 August 1817 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnes MERCIER.

Joseph GAGNON died 8 November 1813 in Saint-Vallier, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph GAGNON married

Geneviève MORIN-- Date: 25 January 1762 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada
Geneviève MORIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnes MERCIER

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN:

Joseph GAGNON (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 October 1846, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )
m. Geneviève BOIVIN 5 February 1793 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Antoine GAGNON (b.27 August 1779, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 September 1855, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )
m. Madeleine FRADET 19 April 1803 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Victoire GAGNON (b.13 February 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francois BOIVIN 28 July 1809 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1733 Birth
5 October 1733
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN 25 January 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 28 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.

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.

1779 Birth of Child
Antoine GAGNON was born 27 August 1779, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Victoire GAGNON was born 13 February 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 49 years old.

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 5 February 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Geneviève BOIVIN

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Antoine GAGNON married 19 April 1803, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Madeleine FRADET

1809 Marriage of Child
Victoire GAGNON married 28 July 1809, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Francois BOIVIN