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Jean
GAGNON
(b.
13 August 1610
,
St-Aubin, Tourouvre, Normandie, France
d.
2 April 1670
,
Château-Richer, Canada, New France
)
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Jean GAGNON was born 13 August 1610 in St-Aubin, Tourouvre, Normandie, France. Jean GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Renee ROGER
Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1640.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marguerite COCHON 29 July 1640 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children. Marguerite COCHON was born 12 February 1620 in Dieppe, France. Marguerite died 26 June 1699 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marguerite COINTEREL.
Jean GAGNON died 2 April 1670 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Jean appear below.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean GAGNON
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Marguerite COCHON-- Date: 29 July 1640 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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Marguerite COCHON was the child of Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marguerite COINTEREL
"Jean married on 29 July 1640, at age thirty, to Marguerite Cauchon, age twenty, at Beaupre. She was the daughter of Jean and of Marguerite Cointal, originally from the town of Caux, in the Region of Dieppe in Normandy. her mother died on 9 January 1633, then her father remarried on 4 April 1633 to Jeanne Abraham at Dieppe. Hence Marguerite, her brothers and sisters, came to Canada with their father and stepmother sometime after 1633."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 105
Children of Jean GAGNON and Marguerite COCHON:
Jeanne GAGNON (b.15 August 1641, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1699, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean CHAPLEAU (CHAPPELEAU) 26 April 1654 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Renee-Marie GAGNON (b.8 April 1643, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean OUIMET 30 October 1660 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Marguerite GAGNON (b.12 February 1645, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1705, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste CARON 16 November 1661 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Jean GAGNON (b.5 February 1648, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1687, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Marguerite DROUIN 26 October 1670 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Étienne GAGNON (b.19 September 1650, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
Germain GAGNON (b.1 September 1653, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1708, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
m. Jeanne DAVID 27 July 1688 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Raphael GAGNON (b.18 July 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1687, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )
Marie GAGNON (b.1 August 1659, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1722, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Louis GAGNÉ 9 February 1678 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Marguerite COCHON-- Date: 29 July 1640 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France View marriage record
Marguerite COCHON was the child of Jean CAUCHON (COCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marguerite COINTEREL
"Jean married on 29 July 1640, at age thirty, to Marguerite Cauchon, age twenty, at Beaupre. She was the daughter of Jean and of Marguerite Cointal, originally from the town of Caux, in the Region of Dieppe in Normandy. her mother died on 9 January 1633, then her father remarried on 4 April 1633 to Jeanne Abraham at Dieppe. Hence Marguerite, her brothers and sisters, came to Canada with their father and stepmother sometime after 1633."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 105
Children of Jean GAGNON and Marguerite COCHON:
Jeanne GAGNON (b.15 August 1641, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1699, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Jean CHAPLEAU (CHAPPELEAU) 26 April 1654 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Renee-Marie GAGNON (b.8 April 1643, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )m. Jean OUIMET 30 October 1660 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Marguerite GAGNON (b.12 February 1645, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1705, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France )m. Jean-Baptiste CARON 16 November 1661 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Jean GAGNON (b.5 February 1648, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1687, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )m. Marguerite DROUIN 26 October 1670 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Étienne GAGNON (b.19 September 1650, Québec, Canada, New France d. , ) Germain GAGNON (b.1 September 1653, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1708, Château-Richer, Canada, New France )m. Jeanne DAVID 27 July 1688 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Raphael GAGNON (b.18 July 1656, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1687, Château-Richer, Canada, New France ) Marie GAGNON (b.1 August 1659, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1722, Québec, Canada, New France )m. Louis GAGNÉ 9 February 1678 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
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1610 Birth
13 August 1610
St-Aubin, Tourouvre, Normandie, France
'Jean was born on 13 August 1610 at the same place as Mathurin. On his arrival at Quebec at age 25, he too went into the family business.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 105
1640 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAGNON and Marguerite COCHON 29 July 1640, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1641 Birth of Child
Jeanne GAGNON was born 15 August 1641, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1643 Birth of Child
Renee-Marie GAGNON was born 8 April 1643, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1645 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNON was born 12 February 1645, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1648 Birth of Child
Jean GAGNON was born 5 February 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1650 Birth of Child
Étienne GAGNON was born 19 September 1650, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1653 Birth of Child
Germain GAGNON was born 1 September 1653, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1656 Birth of Child
Raphael GAGNON was born 18 July 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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Marie GAGNON was born 1 August 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1670 Death. La Visitation du Notre Dame, Chateau-Richer, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1610 Birth 13 August 1610
St-Aubin, Tourouvre, Normandie, France
'Jean was born on 13 August 1610 at the same place as Mathurin. On his arrival at Quebec at age 25, he too went into the family business.'
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume I, Page 105
1640 Marriage / PartnerJean GAGNON and Marguerite COCHON 29 July 1640, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1641 Birth of ChildJeanne GAGNON was born 15 August 1641, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1643 Birth of ChildRenee-Marie GAGNON was born 8 April 1643, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1645 Birth of ChildMarguerite GAGNON was born 12 February 1645, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1648 Birth of ChildJean GAGNON was born 5 February 1648, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1650 Birth of ChildÉtienne GAGNON was born 19 September 1650, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1653 Birth of ChildGermain GAGNON was born 1 September 1653, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1656 Birth of ChildRaphael GAGNON was born 18 July 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
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1659 Birth of ChildMarie GAGNON was born 1 August 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1666 Census - Montmorency County, Quebec
Jean Gaignon, habitant, 55 years
Marguerite Cochon, 46 years
Jeanne Gaignon, 24 years
Jean Gaignon, 18 years
Germain Gaignon, 13 years
Raphael Gaignon, 10 years
Marie Gaignon, 5 years
Etienne Mesny, domestique, engage, 22 years
The first census of New France (1666)
Jean Gaignon, habitant, 55 years
Marguerite Cochon, 46 years
Jeanne Gaignon, 24 years
Jean Gaignon, 18 years
Germain Gaignon, 13 years
Raphael Gaignon, 10 years
Marie Gaignon, 5 years
Etienne Mesny, domestique, engage, 22 years
The first census of New France (1666)
1667 Census - Montmorency County, Quebec
Jean Gaignon, habitant, 56 years
Marguerite Cochon, 47 years
Jean Gaignon, 18 years
Germain Gaignon, 13 years
Raphael Gaignon, 10 years
Marie Gaignon, 7 years
Noel Viard, domestique, 40 years
Jean Gaignon, habitant, 56 years
Marguerite Cochon, 47 years
Jean Gaignon, 18 years
Germain Gaignon, 13 years
Raphael Gaignon, 10 years
Marie Gaignon, 7 years
Noel Viard, domestique, 40 years
Death
name: Jean Gagnon
gender: Male
burial date: 02 Apr 1670
burial place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
death place:
age: 70
birth date: 1600
birthplace:
occupation: Church Warden
race: White
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Marguerite Cochon
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 187
'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2PB-TQK : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Jean Gagnon, ; citing reference P 187, FHL microfilm 1018161.
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name: Jean Gagnon
gender: Male
burial date: 02 Apr 1670
burial place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
death place:
age: 70
birth date: 1600
birthplace:
occupation: Church Warden
race: White
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Marguerite Cochon
father's name:
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B03757-9
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 187
'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2PB-TQK : accessed 04 Jan 2013), Jean Gagnon, ; citing reference P 187, FHL microfilm 1018161.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
1670 Death. La Visitation du Notre Dame, Chateau-Richer, Quebec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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