Josephte GAGNON

(b. 15 August 1731 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 2 November 1813 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Josephte GAGNON was born 15 August 1731 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Josephte GAGNON was the child of Jean-Francois GAGNON and Marie-Anne PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON) and Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) (maternal) Noel PELLETIER and Marie-Anne THIBODEAU (THIBOUTOT)

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Josephte married André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE 20 April 1750 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 31 October 1704 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. André died 18 January 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). André was the child of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Élisabeth PECCARER.

Josephte GAGNON died 2 November 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Josephte GAGNON married

André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE-- Date: 20 April 1750 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was the child of Louis-Joseph MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Élisabeth PECCARER

Children of André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE and Josephte GAGNON:

Jean-Noel MOREL dit LADURANTAYE (b.13 December 1753, Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1816, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 10 January 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1731 Birth
15 August 1731
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Josephte GAGNON and André MOREL dit LADURANTAYE 20 April 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 18 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Noel MOREL dit LADURANTAYE was born 13 December 1753, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Josephte was 22 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Noel MOREL dit LADURANTAYE married 10 January 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Josephte MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)