Rémi
GAGNON
(b.
04 20 1830
,
Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
d.
04 10 1914
,
St-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, Canada
)
Age: 84
Cause of Death: Inconnue
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Rémi GAGNON was born 04 20 1830 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
Rémi GAGNON was the child of Louis-Marie GAGNON and Emelie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Barthelemy GAGNON and Marie-Catherine GARON (maternal) Charles-Augustin MIVILLE and Marie-Angelique LANCOGNARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rémi married Basilisse DUMONT 8 June 1879 in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Témiscouata, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basilisse DUMONT was born 11 02 1858 in St-Éloi, Quebec, Canada. Basilisse died 07 30 1895 in St-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, Canada. Basilisse was the child of Benjamin DUMONT and Louise MORAIS.
Rémi GAGNON died 04 10 1914 in St-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Rémi 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!
Occupation
Rémi GAGNON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Rémi GAGNON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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 Rémi GAGNON
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Basilisse DUMONT-- Date: 8 June 1879 Place: Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Témiscouata, Quebec, Canada
Basilisse DUMONT was the child of Benjamin DUMONT and Louise MORAIS
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Rémi GAGNON and Basilisse DUMONT:
Ernest GAGNON (b.11 20 1879, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, Canada d. 08 08 1953, Saint-Médard, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada)
m. Élise TALBOT 20 October 1902
Basilisse DUMONT-- Date: 8 June 1879 Place: Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Témiscouata, Quebec, CanadaBasilisse DUMONT was the child of Benjamin DUMONT and Louise MORAIS
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Rémi GAGNON and Basilisse DUMONT:
Ernest GAGNON (b.11 20 1879, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, Canada d. 08 08 1953, Saint-Médard, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada)m. Élise TALBOT 20 October 1902
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Discovering the Ancestry of Rémi GAGNON: Events, Photos & Historical Records
1830 Birth 04 20 1830
Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1879 Marriage / PartnerRémi GAGNON and Basilisse DUMONT 8 June 1879, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Témiscouata, Quebec, Canada
He was 49 years old.
1879 Birth of ChildErnest GAGNON was born 11 20 1879, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, Canada
Rémi was 49 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1895 Death of Spouse/PartnerBasilisse DUMONT died 07 30 1895, St-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, Canada
1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1914 Death 04 10 1914
St-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
Remi is buried at: St-Jean-de-Dieu, MRC Les Basques
Added: 12/27/2021 2:27:46 PM
- Updated: 10/14/2025 11:16:00 AM
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