Jacques-Sulpice GAGNON

(b. 22 January 1728 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1814 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada )

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Jacques-Sulpice GAGNON was born 22 January 1728 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Jacques-Sulpice 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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Jacques-Sulpice married Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) 7 July 1760 in Château-Richer, Canada . Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) was born 21 March 1719 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 3 February 1801 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Madeleine was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU.

Jacques-Sulpice GAGNON died 19 November 1814 in Château-Richer, 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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Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN)-- Date: 7 July 1760 Place: Château-Richer, Canada
Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) was the child of Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie MATHIEU

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1728 Birth
22 January 1728
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-Sulpice GAGNON and Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) 7 July 1760, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 32 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.

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)

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine CANTIN (QUENTIN) died 3 February 1801, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1814 Death
19 November 1814
Château-Richer, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 86.

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