Jean-Baptiste GAGNE

(b. abt. 1750 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 April 1800 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GAGNE was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAGNE was the child of Jacques GAGNÉ and Marie-Marthe SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR (maternal) Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE 14 November 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE was born 5 December 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Felicite died 17 May 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Felicite was the child of Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne THIBAULT.

Jean-Baptiste GAGNE died 20 April 1800 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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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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Jean-Baptiste GAGNE married

Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE-- Date: 14 November 1774 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE was the child of Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Anne THIBAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAGNE and Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE:

Charlotte GAGNE (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 March 1829, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE 26 June 1797 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine GAGNE (b.10 August 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 December 1839, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-François HERVE (HARVEY) 5 November 1804 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Michel GAGNÉ (b.22 August 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Denise GIRARD 11 November 1817 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNE and Felicite DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE 14 November 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNE was born 10 August 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Michel GAGNÉ was born 22 August 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GAGNE married 26 June 1797, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE