Michel DESGAGNES

(b. 4 December 1773 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 June 1846 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )

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Michel DESGAGNES was born 4 December 1773 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel DESGAGNES was the child of Joseph DESGAGNES and Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Joseph DESGAGNES and Madeleine ROYER (maternal) Guillaume TREMBLAY and Marie-Jeanne GLINEL (DELINEL)

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

Michel married Marie-Josephte LECLERC 7 February 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte LECLERC was born 6 February 1775 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte died 17 February 1861 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Josephte was the child of Basile LECLERC and Josephte ST-PIERRE.

Michel DESGAGNES died 29 June 1846 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Michel DESGAGNES married

Marie-Josephte LECLERC-- Date: 7 February 1797 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Marie-Josephte LECLERC was the child of Basile LECLERC and Josephte ST-PIERRE

Children of Michel DESGAGNES and Marie-Josephte LECLERC:

Marie-Anne DESGAGNES (b.18 June 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 10 May 1854, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East )
m. Thomas TREMBLAY 23 November 1825 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph-Timothee DESGAGNES (b.7 May 1804, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 11 May 1880, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Suzanne DESGAGNES 7 August 1827 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Mathilde DESGAGNES (b.abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Polycarpe AUDET dit LAPOINTE 18 July 1826 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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1773 Birth
4 December 1773
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Michel DESGAGNES and Marie-Josephte LECLERC 7 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 23 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESGAGNES was born 18 June 1800, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Michel was 26 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Joseph-Timothee DESGAGNES was born 7 May 1804, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Michel was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DESGAGNES married 23 November 1825, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Thomas TREMBLAY

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage of Child
Mathilde DESGAGNES married 18 July 1826, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Polycarpe AUDET dit LAPOINTE

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Timothee DESGAGNES married 7 August 1827, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Suzanne DESGAGNES

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)