flag male ancestor  Jacob-Jacques  GAGNON

  (b. 28 November 1797 Les Éboulements, Lower Canada   d. 8 December 1862 Les Éboulements, Canada East )  

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Jacob-Jacques GAGNON was born 28 November 1797 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Jacob-Jacques GAGNON was the child of Jean-François GAGNON   and   Modeste TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Dominique GAGNON and Ursule PILOTE (maternal)  Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE

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Jacob-Jacques  married  Louise FORTIN 5 May 1829 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise FORTIN  was born 31 January 1813 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Louise died 14 September 1866 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements).  Louise was the child of Vital FORTIN and Antoinette GAGNON.

Jacob-Jacques GAGNON died 8 December 1862 in Les Éboulements, 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.

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birth1797 Birth
28 November 1797
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1829 Marriage / Partner
Jacob-Jacques GAGNON and Louise FORTIN 5 May 1829, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 31 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Birth of Child
Louise GAGNON was born 2 September 1830, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacob-Jacques was 32 years old.
1832 Birth of Child
Leocadie GAGNON was born 25 November 1832, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacob-Jacques was 35 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Marie-Martine GAGNON was born 30 June 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jacob-Jacques was 38 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1848 Marriage of Child
Louise GAGNON married 1 February 1848, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Arsene-Eugene TREMBLAY
marriage1848 Marriage of Child
Leocadie GAGNON married 2 May 1848, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Pierre TREMBLAY
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
marriage1853 Marriage of Child
Marie-Martine GAGNON married 11 January 1853, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Donatien AUDET dit LAPOINTE
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1862 Death
8 December 1862
Les Éboulements, Canada East

He died at the age of 65.
Added: 1/16/2024 10:02:58 PM - Updated: 2/5/2025 4:28:59 PM

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