flag male ancestor  Joseph  GAGNON

  (b. 2 March 1728 Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France   d. 19 April 1810 Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph GAGNON was born 2 March 1728 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON   and   Marie-Thérèse MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques GAGNON (GASGNON) and Madeleine ROCHON (ROCHERON) (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste MIGNAULT dit LABRIE and Marie-Sainte BOUCHER

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Joseph  married  Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 19 November 1753 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU  was born 29 July 1731 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).  Madeleine died 8 November 1807 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).  Madeleine was the child of Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Geneviève LEVESQUE.

Joseph GAGNON died 19 April 1810 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!
Did You Know? 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 flag female ancestor Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU-- Date: 19 November 1753 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
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Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU was the child of Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Geneviève LEVESQUE




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birth1728 Birth
2 March 1728
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
marriage1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNON and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 19 November 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 years old.
1754 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel GAGNON was born 30 September 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 26 years old.
1755 Birth of Child
Henri GAGNON was born 24 October 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 27 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1766 Birth of Child
Barthelemy GAGNON was born 22 August 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 38 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNON was born 7 October 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 43 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Abraham GAGNON was born 26 October 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 46 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1779 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Michel GAGNON married 15 February 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Angélique D'ANJOU
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
Henri GAGNON married 20 June 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Madeleine LEVESQUE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GAGNON married 28 February 1791, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Alexandre LEBEL
marriage1793 Marriage of Child
Barthelemy GAGNON married 19 August 1793, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Catherine GARON
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Abraham GAGNON married 19 July 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Euphrosine DUBE
1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU died 8 November 1807, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
death1810 Death
19 April 1810
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.
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