flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  GAGNON

  (b. 22 August 1782 Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 29 May 1843 Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East )  

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Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 22 August 1782 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON   and   Genevieve-Marie OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LANGLAIS dite SERIEN (maternal)  François-Thomas OUELLET and Marie-Madeleine PELLETIER

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE 27 January 1806 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE  was born 31 July 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).  Marie-Marguerite died 9 January 1869 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU.

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON died 29 May 1843 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East .
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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!
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-Baptiste GAGNON married flag female ancestor Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE-- Date: 27 January 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE was the child of Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU




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birth1782 Birth
22 August 1782
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1806 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE 27 January 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 23 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Alexandre GAGNON was born 18 November 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.
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
marriage1827 Marriage of Child
Alexandre GAGNON married 7 August 1827, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Sophie MICHAUD
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
death1843 Death
29 May 1843
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

He died at the age of 60.
Added: 1/3/2022 11:54:00 AM - Updated: 1/3/2022 11:57:01 AM

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