Agnes GAGNON

(b. 28 October 1717 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1796 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Agnes GAGNON was born 28 October 1717 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Agnes GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Thérèse ROCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite RACINE (maternal) Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON

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Agnes married Denis-Joseph DUBOIS 24 April 1748 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Denis-Joseph DUBOIS was born 8 October 1721 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Denis-Joseph died 16 April 1768 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Denis-Joseph was the child of Philippe DUBOIS and Thérèse BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS.

Agnes GAGNON died 2 October 1796 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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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Denis-Joseph DUBOIS-- Date: 24 April 1748 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Denis-Joseph DUBOIS was the child of Philippe DUBOIS and Thérèse BOUCHER dite DESROSIERS

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1717 Birth
28 October 1717
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1748 Marriage / Partner
Agnes GAGNON and Denis-Joseph DUBOIS 24 April 1748, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 30 years old.

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

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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Denis-Joseph DUBOIS died 16 April 1768, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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.