Etienne GAGNON

(b. 2 February 1735 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 18 November 1804 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Etienne GAGNON was born 2 February 1735 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Etienne GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise-Madeleine BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Agathe BELANGER (maternal) Jacques BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) and Marguerite VERREAULT (VERREAU)

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Etienne married Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE 8 November 1762 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE was born 10 October 1743 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Francoise died 5 January 1832 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Francoise was the child of Mathieu ORESTEILLE dit LAMY and Elisabeth METIVIER.

Etienne GAGNON died 18 November 1804 in L'Islet, 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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Etienne GAGNON married

Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE-- Date: 8 November 1762 Place: Montmagny, Canada
Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE was the child of Mathieu ORESTEILLE dit LAMY and Elisabeth METIVIER

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE:

Cecile GAGNON (b.2 May 1781, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pascal ROCHEFORT dit LURET 7 January 1806 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1735 Birth
2 February 1735
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Francoise LAMY dite ORESTEILLE 8 November 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

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.

1781 Birth of Child
Cecile GAGNON was born 2 May 1781, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Etienne was 46 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)

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