Gabriel GAGNE

(b. 24 July 1719 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1788 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Gabriel GAGNE was born 24 July 1719 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Gabriel GAGNE was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Louise TREMBLAY (maternal) Gabriel-Robert DUFOUR and Anne MIGNERON

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

Gabriel married Genevieve SIMARD 10 January 1746 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve SIMARD was born 8 January 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Genevieve died 7 July 1750 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Genevieve was the child of Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE).

Gabriel married (2) Madeleine DUCHESNE 3 May 1751 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine DUCHESNE was born 22 August 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth PETIT.

Gabriel GAGNE died 4 December 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Family and Children of Gabriel GAGNE

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Gabriel GAGNE married

Genevieve SIMARD-- Date: 10 January 1746 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France
Genevieve SIMARD was the child of Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Children of Gabriel GAGNE and Genevieve SIMARD:

Genevieve GAGNE (b.26 November 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1824, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph MARTEL 6 July 1778 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gabriel GAGNE married

Madeleine DUCHESNE-- Date: 3 May 1751 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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Madeleine DUCHESNE was the child of Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth PETIT

Children of Gabriel GAGNE and Madeleine DUCHESNE:

Madeleine GAGNE (b.27 November 1758, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 8 April 1785, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Marc GONTHIER 8 July 1782 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1719 Birth
24 July 1719
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1746 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GAGNE and Genevieve SIMARD 10 January 1746, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 26 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAGNE was born 26 November 1748, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gabriel was 29 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve SIMARD died 7 July 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GAGNE and Madeleine DUCHESNE 3 May 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNE was born 27 November 1758, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Gabriel was 39 years old.

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.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GAGNE married 6 July 1778, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph MARTEL

1782 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GAGNE married 8 July 1782, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean-Marc GONTHIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Child
Madeleine GAGNE died 8 April 1785, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Gabriel was 65 years old.

1788 Death
4 December 1788
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 69.

Added: 11/3/2021 3:50:51 PM - Updated: 1/10/2024 1:33:09 PM