Alexis GAGNÉ

(b. 11 April 1749 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1798 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Alexis GAGNÉ was born 11 April 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Alexis GAGNÉ was the child of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER (maternal) Jean BOUCHER and Marguerite CARBONNEAU dite PROVENÇAL

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Alexis married Madeleine PELLETIER 27 April 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine PELLETIER was born 7 October 1758 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 18 June 1828 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU.

Alexis GAGNÉ died 9 September 1798 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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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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Alexis GAGNÉ married

Madeleine PELLETIER-- Date: 27 April 1778 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine PELLETIER was the child of François PELLETIER and Geneviève MORNEAU

Children of Alexis GAGNÉ and Madeleine PELLETIER:

Marie-Magdeleine GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE (b.July 8, 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada d. May 15, 1857, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East)
m. Philippe CHARTIER 17 February 1800 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Andre GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE (b.23 March 1795, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada d. 8 January 1883, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada )
m. Scholastique OUELLET 24 February 1824 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1749 Birth
11 April 1749
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Alexis GAGNÉ and Madeleine PELLETIER 27 April 1778, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 29 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdeleine GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born July 8, 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexis was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Andre GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE was born 23 March 1795, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Alexis was 45 years old.