Joseph-Marie GAGNON

(b. 9 December 1744 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 3 August 1796 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Marie GAGNON was born 9 December 1744 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie GAGNON was the child of Charles GAGNON and Claire-Francoise TREPANIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GAGNON and Anne BELANGER (maternal) François TREPANIER (TREPIGNY) (TREPAGNY) and Anne LEFRANCOIS

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Joseph-Marie married Geneviève GAGNÉ 23 August 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève GAGNÉ was born 10 September 1756 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Geneviève was the child of Jean GAGNÉ and Marguerite-Apolline SIMARD.

Joseph-Marie GAGNON died 3 August 1796 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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!

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-Marie GAGNON married

Geneviève GAGNÉ-- Date: 23 August 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève GAGNÉ was the child of Jean GAGNÉ and Marguerite-Apolline SIMARD

Children of Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Geneviève GAGNÉ:

Veronique GAGNON (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Rene TREMBLAY 28 August 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Euphrosine GAGNON (b.14 February 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 14 January 1870, St-Alphonse-de-Bagotville, Quebec, Canada)
m. Jean BOIVIN 21 November 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1744 Birth
9 December 1744
Château-Richer, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Geneviève GAGNÉ 23 August 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 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.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Euphrosine GAGNON was born 14 February 1791, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie was 46 years old.

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