Marie GAGNON

(b. 10 March 1714 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1784 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie GAGNON was born 10 March 1714 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Marie GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Isabelle LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE (maternal) François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉ

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Marie married François RACINE 26 September 1736 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François RACINE was born 25 February 1713 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). François died 31 October 1773 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). François was the child of Joseph RACINE and Madeleine PARÉ.

Marie GAGNON died 10 August 1784 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie GAGNON married

François RACINE-- Date: 26 September 1736 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
François RACINE was the child of Joseph RACINE and Madeleine PARÉ

Children of François RACINE and Marie GAGNON:

Marie-Geneviève RACINE (b.31 May 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1813, St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre LESSARD 7 January 1767 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

François RACINE (b.19 April 1743, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1821, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Charlotte LESSARD 3 February 1772 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie-Anne RACINE (b.1 February 1750, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1816, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin LACROIX 15 February 1773 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1714 Birth
10 March 1714
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Marie GAGNON and François RACINE 26 September 1736, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 22 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève RACINE was born 31 May 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie was 25 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
François RACINE was born 19 April 1743, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie was 29 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RACINE was born 1 February 1750, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marie was 35 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève RACINE married 7 January 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Pierre LESSARD

1772 Marriage of Child
François RACINE married 3 February 1772, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Charlotte LESSARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RACINE married 15 February 1773, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Augustin LACROIX

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
François RACINE died 31 October 1773, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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.