François
GAGNON
(b.
27 April 1780
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
abt. 1855
,
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
)
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GAGNON Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
François GAGNON was born 27 April 1780 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
François GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Josephte FILTEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Exupere TROTTIER dite LABISSONNIÈRE (maternal) Charles FILTEAU and Marie-Madeleine GAGNONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Louise LACOURSE 8 January 1811 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise LACOURSE was born abt. 1780 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise died abt. 1866 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE).
François GAGNON died abt. 1855 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
Gagnon Family Legacy - Ceramic Mug
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 changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of François GAGNON
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Marie-Louise LACOURSE-- Date: 8 January 1811 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Louise LACOURSE was the child of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François GAGNON and Marie-Louise LACOURSE:
Raphael GAGNON (b.20 November 1812, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 12 November 1891, St Médard, Drummond and Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Esther NOEL 26 July 1836 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
Marie-Louise LACOURSE-- Date: 8 January 1811 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada Marie-Louise LACOURSE was the child of Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Thérèse MORISSET (MORISSETTE)
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François GAGNON and Marie-Louise LACOURSE:
Raphael GAGNON (b.20 November 1812, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 12 November 1891, St Médard, Drummond and Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada)m. Marie-Esther NOEL 26 July 1836 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
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1780 Birth 27 April 1780
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1811 Marriage / PartnerFrançois GAGNON and Marie-Louise LACOURSE 8 January 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
He was 30 years old.
1812 Birth of ChildRaphael GAGNON was born 20 November 1812, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
François was 32 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1836 Marriage of ChildRaphael GAGNON married 26 July 1836, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Marie-Esther NOEL
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
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