Genevieve GAGNON

(b. 10 June 1726 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1809 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve GAGNON was born 10 June 1726 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Genevieve GAGNON was the child of Alexandre GAGNON and Angélique CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE (maternal) Robert CARON and Marguerite CLOUTIER

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Genevieve married Francois FOURNIER 22 February 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Francois FOURNIER was born 29 January 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Francois died 22 March 1777 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Charles FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD.

Genevieve GAGNON died 1 January 1809 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Genevieve GAGNON married

Francois FOURNIER-- Date: 22 February 1740 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Francois FOURNIER was the child of Charles FOURNIER and Elisabeth-Agnes BOUCHARD

Children of Francois FOURNIER and Genevieve GAGNON:

Elisabeth-Barbe FOURNIER (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 August 1817, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste ANCTIL 18 February 1765 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Alexandre FOURNIER (b.11 January 1753, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 28 December 1829, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Reine JEAN 24 February 1783 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1726 Birth
10 June 1726
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve GAGNON and Francois FOURNIER 22 February 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 13 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Alexandre FOURNIER was born 11 January 1753, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Genevieve was 26 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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Barbe FOURNIER married 18 February 1765, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean-Baptiste ANCTIL

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.