flag male ancestor  Agapit  GAGNON

  (b. 11 October 1759 Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France   d. 3 December 1841 La Malbaie, Canada East )  

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Agapit GAGNON was born 11 October 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Agapit GAGNON was the child of Dominique GAGNON   and   Marguerite GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal)  Pierre-Louis GIRARD and Marguerite TARDIF

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Agapit  married  Elisabeth MCNICOLL 8 October 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth MCNICOLL  was born abt. 1762 Elisabeth died 25 March 1818 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Elisabeth was the child of Duncan MCNICOLL and Catherine NICOLAS.

Agapit GAGNON died 3 December 1841 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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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!
Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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birth1759 Birth
11 October 1759
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1782 Marriage / Partner
Agapit GAGNON and Elisabeth MCNICOLL 8 October 1782, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 23 years old.
1785 Birth of Child
Magloire GAGNON was born 30 December 1785, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Agapit was 26 years old.
1790 Birth of Child
Jacob GAGNON was born 8 March 1790, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Agapit was 30 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1794 Birth of Child
Joseph GAGNON was born 23 February 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Agapit was 34 years old.
1803 Birth of Child
Dominique GAGNON was born 4 October 1803, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Agapit was 44 years old.
marriage1809 Marriage of Child
Magloire GAGNON married 19 September 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Angelique-Marie DALLAIRE
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Jacob GAGNON married 25 August 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Modeste FORTIN
marriage1816 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAGNON married 11 November 1816, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Luce GILBERT
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth MCNICOLL died 25 March 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1828 Marriage of Child
Dominique GAGNON married 8 January 1828, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Leocadie TALON
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1841 Death
3 December 1841
La Malbaie, Canada East

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 8/17/2022 2:12:15 PM - Updated: 1/29/2025 1:05:40 PM

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