Jean GAGNON

(b. 18 November 1731 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 3 November 1786 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean GAGNON was born 18 November 1731 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jean GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Geneviève GAMACHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Jeanne LOIGNON (maternal) Nicolas GAMACHE and Elisabeth-Ursule CLOUTIER

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Jean married Marie-Angelique LEBEL 26 February 1759 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angelique LEBEL was born 24 July 1736 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Angelique died 15 September 1800 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Angelique was the child of Nicolas LEBEL and Marie-Françoise MIGNEAULT (MIGNAULT).

Jean GAGNON died 3 November 1786 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, 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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Jean GAGNON married

Marie-Angelique LEBEL-- Date: 26 February 1759 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Marie-Angelique LEBEL was the child of Nicolas LEBEL and Marie-Françoise MIGNEAULT (MIGNAULT)

Children of Jean GAGNON and Marie-Angelique LEBEL:

Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE (b.10 June 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 December 1840, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte PLOURDE 28 July 1794 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin GAGNON dit BELIZLE (b.8 September 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1807, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Claudette-Charlotte PLOURDE 1 May 1797 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1731 Birth
18 November 1731
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAGNON and Marie-Angelique LEBEL 26 February 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 27 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Alexandre GAGNON dit BELIZLE was born 10 June 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Augustin GAGNON dit BELIZLE was born 8 September 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean was 42 years old.

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.