Francois
GAGNON
(b.
5 December 1807
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
10 June 1894
,
Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois GAGNON was born 5 December 1807 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Francois GAGNON was the child of Isaac GAGNON and Antoinette-Marie PILOTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Luce SIMARD (maternal) Felix-Philemon PILOTE and Marie-Louise MARIERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Flavie JEAN 23 November 1830 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Flavie JEAN was born 27 April 1813 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Flavie died 2 December 1848 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix). Flavie was the child of Ambroise JEAN and Olive SAVARD.
Francois married (2) Marguerite BRASSARD 24 April 1849 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BRASSARD was born 18 October 1818 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marguerite died 25 October 1859 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix). Marguerite was the child of Jean BRASSARD and Scholastique HARVEY.
Francois GAGNON died 10 June 1894 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Francois appear below.
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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!
Occupation
Francois GAGNON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Francois GAGNON was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Francois GAGNON
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Flavie JEAN-- Date: 23 November 1830 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Flavie JEAN was the child of Ambroise JEAN and Olive SAVARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois GAGNON and Flavie JEAN:
Delphine GAGNON (b.26 March 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Paul TREMBLAY 11 February 1862 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
Francois GAGNON married Marguerite BRASSARD-- Date: 24 April 1849 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Canada East
Marguerite BRASSARD was the child of Jean BRASSARD and Scholastique HARVEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois GAGNON and Marguerite BRASSARD:
Isaie GAGNON (b.10 October 1851, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East d. 7 June 1920, St-François-de-Sales, Canada)
m. Marie-Danaise TREMBLAY 3 May 1876 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
Flavie JEAN-- Date: 23 November 1830 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada Flavie JEAN was the child of Ambroise JEAN and Olive SAVARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois GAGNON and Flavie JEAN:
Delphine GAGNON (b.26 March 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada d. , )m. Paul TREMBLAY 11 February 1862 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
Francois GAGNON married
Marguerite BRASSARD-- Date: 24 April 1849 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Canada East Marguerite BRASSARD was the child of Jean BRASSARD and Scholastique HARVEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois GAGNON and Marguerite BRASSARD:
Isaie GAGNON (b.10 October 1851, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East d. 7 June 1920, St-François-de-Sales, Canada)m. Marie-Danaise TREMBLAY 3 May 1876 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
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1807 Birth 5 December 1807
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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
1830 Marriage / PartnerFrancois GAGNON and Flavie JEAN 23 November 1830, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
He was 22 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Birth of ChildDelphine GAGNON was born 26 March 1839, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
Francois was 31 years old.
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)
1848 Death of Spouse/PartnerFlavie JEAN died 2 December 1848, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
1849 Marriage / PartnerFrancois GAGNON and Marguerite BRASSARD 24 April 1849, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
He was 41 years old.
1851 Birth of ChildIsaie GAGNON was born 10 October 1851, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
Francois was 43 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1859 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite BRASSARD died 25 October 1859, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
1862 Marriage of ChildDelphine GAGNON married 11 February 1862, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Paul TREMBLAY
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1876 Marriage of ChildIsaie GAGNON married 3 May 1876, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Marie-Danaise TREMBLAY
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 Death 10 June 1894
Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 86.
Added: 1/10/2024 1:17:10 PM
- Updated: 1/10/2024 1:43:42 PM
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