Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

(b. 27 March 1745 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1809 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne GAGNÉ was born 27 March 1745 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne GAGNÉ was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ and Elisabeth BOLDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Olivier GAGNÉ and Elizabeth PEPIN (maternal) Jacques BOLDUC and Marie-Anne RACINE

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

Marie-Anne married François-Xavier LESSARD 2 February 1767 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Xavier LESSARD was born 14 June 1734 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). François-Xavier died 8 June 1804 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. François-Xavier was the child of François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE.

Marie-Anne GAGNÉ died 12 November 1809 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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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Marie-Anne GAGNÉ married

François-Xavier LESSARD-- Date: 2 February 1767 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Xavier LESSARD was the child of François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE

Children of François-Xavier LESSARD and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ:

Helene LESSARD (b.10 June 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 April 1832, Beauceville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean PLANTE 30 July 1793 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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1745 Birth
27 March 1745
Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GAGNÉ and François-Xavier LESSARD 2 February 1767, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Helene LESSARD was born 10 June 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 26 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.