Ignace GAGNON

(b. 7 March 1745 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1807 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Ignace GAGNON was born 7 March 1745 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Ignace GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Isabelle LACROIX (maternal) Augustin CARON and Marie-Madeleine GAULIN (GOLIN)

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Ignace married Genevieve PRUNEAU 29 January 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve PRUNEAU was born 18 July 1740 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Genevieve died 11 August 1820 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Genevieve was the child of Jean PRUNEAU and Marie-Geneviève BOUTIN.

Ignace GAGNON died 2 June 1807 in Québec Province, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Ignace GAGNON married

Genevieve PRUNEAU-- Date: 29 January 1765 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve PRUNEAU was the child of Jean PRUNEAU and Marie-Geneviève BOUTIN

Children of Ignace GAGNON and Genevieve PRUNEAU:

Ignace GAGNON (b.13 February 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1842, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Reine LAVOIE 28 May 1804 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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1745 Birth
7 March 1745
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Ignace GAGNON and Genevieve PRUNEAU 29 January 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 19 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Ignace GAGNON was born 13 February 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 23 years old.

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.