Charlotte GAGNON

(b. 13 August 1727 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1811 , Rimouski, Lower Canada )

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Charlotte GAGNON was born 13 August 1727 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Charlotte GAGNON was the child of Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN (maternal) Pierre TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine ROUSSIN

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

Charlotte married Joseph LAVOIE 18 January 1745 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Joseph LAVOIE was born 20 April 1725 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Joseph was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN.

Charlotte GAGNON died 27 August 1811 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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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!

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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Charlotte GAGNON

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Charlotte GAGNON married

Joseph LAVOIE-- Date: 18 January 1745 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Joseph LAVOIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Helene FORTIN

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Children of Joseph LAVOIE and Charlotte GAGNON:

Louis-Come LAVOIE (b.6 August 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1811, Rimouski, Lower Canada )

Marie-Charlotte-Clothilde LAVOIE (b.30 March 1749, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 15 July 1823, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Charles PAQUET 16 September 1771 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Thérèse LAVOIE (b.4 July 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 15 February 1820, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Guillaume TREMBLAY 1768
m. Francois TREMBLAY 6 November 1797 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE (b.9 September 1753, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1831, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Étienne TREMBLAY 13 May 1771 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Anne LAVOIE (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 February 1795, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Gabriel PINEAULT 1775 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Basile COTE 22 May 1786 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Helene LAVOIE (b.28 November 1755, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1839, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph RUEST (RUAIS) 12 September 1774 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-René LAVOIE (b.03/06/1760, Les Éboulements, Canada d. 12/23/1825, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Anne BOUILLON 25 November 1795 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie-Felicite LAVOIE (b.8 August 1762, Les Éboulements, Canada d. , )

Antoine-Samson LAVOIE (b.4 November 1764, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1852, Rimouski, Canada East )
m. Rosalie TREMBLAY 30 August 1790 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
m. Angélique PINEAULT 19 August 1806 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marie-Françoise LAVOIE (b.1 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 January 1840, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne TREMBLAY 8 June 1786 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Agnès LAVOIE (b.12 May 1771, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1727 Birth
13 August 1727
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte GAGNON and Joseph LAVOIE 18 January 1745, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 17 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis-Come LAVOIE was born 6 August 1746, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte-Clothilde LAVOIE was born 30 March 1749, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 21 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Thérèse LAVOIE was born 4 July 1751, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE was born 9 September 1753, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Helene LAVOIE was born 28 November 1755, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 28 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-René LAVOIE was born 03/06/1760, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite LAVOIE was born 8 August 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 35 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Antoine-Samson LAVOIE was born 4 November 1764, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 37 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LAVOIE was born 1 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 40 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Agnès LAVOIE was born 12 May 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Charlotte was 43 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE married 13 May 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Étienne TREMBLAY

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte-Clothilde LAVOIE married 16 September 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Charles PAQUET

1774 Marriage of Child
Helene LAVOIE married 12 September 1774, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph RUEST (RUAIS)

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LAVOIE married 22 May 1786, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Basile COTE

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LAVOIE married 8 June 1786, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Etienne TREMBLAY

1790 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Samson LAVOIE married 30 August 1790, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Rosalie TREMBLAY

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Death of Child
Marie-Anne LAVOIE died 25 February 1795, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Charlotte was 67 years old.

1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-René LAVOIE married 25 November 1795, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Anne BOUILLON

1797 Marriage of Child
Thérèse LAVOIE married 6 November 1797, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Francois TREMBLAY

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Samson LAVOIE married 19 August 1806, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Angélique PINEAULT

1811 Death
27 August 1811
Rimouski, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 84.

Added: 11/29/2014 10:33:26 AM - Updated: 6/28/2024 3:18:23 PM