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 )

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Antoine GAGNON was born 27 August 1779 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Geneviève MORIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LACHANCE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Agnes MERCIER

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

Antoine married Madeleine FRADET 19 April 1803 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine FRADET was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine was the child of Augustin FRADET and Louise LANGLOIS.

Antoine GAGNON died 23 September 1855 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East .
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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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Antoine GAGNON married

Madeleine FRADET-- Date: 19 April 1803 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Madeleine FRADET was the child of Augustin FRADET and Louise LANGLOIS

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Children of Antoine GAGNON and Madeleine FRADET:

Marie-Louise GAGNON (b.18 January 1806, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada d. 14 March 1857, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )
m. Antoine SIMARD 23 June 1829 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Theotiste GAGNON (b.abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 December 1843, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )
m. Louis ALLAIRE 31 August 1830 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1779 Birth
27 August 1779
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1803 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GAGNON and Madeleine FRADET 19 April 1803, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 23 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNON was born 18 January 1806, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Antoine was 26 years old.

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAGNON married 23 June 1829, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Antoine SIMARD

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Theotiste GAGNON married 31 August 1830, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Louis ALLAIRE

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Death of Child
Theotiste GAGNON died 30 December 1843, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Antoine was 64 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Death
23 September 1855
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East

He died at the age of 76.

Added: 1/22/2020 9:35:45 AM - Updated: 1/22/2020 10:18:08 AM