Joseph GAGNON

(b. 6 January 1701 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1791 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 6 January 1701 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON) and Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert GAGNON (GASGNON) and Marie PARENTEAU (maternal) Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON

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

Joseph married Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) 2 May 1725 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) was born 11 November 1694 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Thérèse died 15 July 1729 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIGNAULT dit LABRIE and Marie-Sainte BOUCHER.

Joseph GAGNON died 30 August 1791 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Joseph GAGNON married

Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)-- Date: 2 May 1725 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) was the child of Jean-Baptiste MIGNAULT dit LABRIE and Marie-Sainte BOUCHER

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT):

Joseph GAGNON (b.2 March 1728, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 19 April 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 19 November 1753 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1701 Birth
6 January 1701
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) 2 May 1725, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON was born 2 March 1728, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1729 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) died 15 July 1729, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 19 November 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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.