flag male ancestor  Jean-François  GAGNE

  (b. 16 August 1758 Les Éboulements, Canada, New France   d. 8 May 1831 La Malbaie, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-François GAGNE was born 16 August 1758 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Jean-François GAGNE was the child of Jacques GAGNÉ   and   Marie-Marthe SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR (maternal)  Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Jean-François  married  Suzanne DESBIENS 7 January 1788 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Suzanne DESBIENS  was born 17 April 1770 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres).  Suzanne died 27 February 1856 in Laterrière, Québec, Canada.  Suzanne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT).

Jean-François GAGNE died 8 May 1831 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Jean-François GAGNE married flag female ancestor Suzanne DESBIENS-- Date: 7 January 1788 Place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne DESBIENS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)




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birth1758 Birth
16 August 1758
Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François GAGNE and Suzanne DESBIENS 7 January 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 29 years old.
1788 Birth of Child
Pierre GAGNE was born 3 November 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 30 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Birth of Child
Scholastique GAGNE was born 5 March 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 34 years old.
1795 Birth of Child
Olive GAGNE was born 2 June 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 36 years old.
1798 Birth of Child
Francois GAGNE was born 13 February 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 39 years old.
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Scholastique GAGNE married 9 October 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Pierre BOUDREAU
marriage1811 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAGNE married 22 January 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marguerite BARRETTE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1821 Death of Child
Scholastique GAGNE died 27 September 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-François was 63 years old.
marriage1824 Marriage of Child
Francois GAGNE married 10 February 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Antoinette BOULIANNE
marriage1826 Marriage of Child
Michel GAGNE married 17 January 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Beatrice BOULIANNE
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1831 Death
8 May 1831
La Malbaie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.
Added: 11/3/2021 4:37:59 PM - Updated: 6/10/2025 10:22:19 AM

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