flag male ancestor  Jean  GAGNON

  (b. 25 October 1776 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 5 January 1867 Château-Richer, Canada East )  

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Jean GAGNON was born 25 October 1776 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean GAGNON was the child of Noel-Amable GAGNON   and   Marguerite-Abondance LETOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Louise JOBIDON (maternal)  Louis LETOURNEAU and Marie-Marthe DEBLOIS

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Jean  married  Madeleine COTE 23 October 1804 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine COTE  was born 12 March 1787 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).  Madeleine died 5 February 1833 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).  Madeleine was the child of Louis COTE and Madeleine CLOUTIER.

Jean GAGNON died 5 January 1867 in Château-Richer, 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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Jean GAGNON married flag female ancestor Madeleine COTE-- Date: 23 October 1804 Place: Château-Richer, Lower Canada
Madeleine COTE was the child of Louis COTE and Madeleine CLOUTIER




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birth1776 Birth
25 October 1776
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1804 Marriage / Partner
Jean GAGNON and Madeleine COTE 23 October 1804, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 28 years old.
1807 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie GAGNON was born 25 June 1807, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean was 30 years old.
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
marriage1825 Marriage of Child
Marie-Julie GAGNON married 4 November 1825, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Camille TREMBLAY
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine COTE died 5 February 1833, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
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)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
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.
death1867 Death
5 January 1867
Château-Richer, Canada East

He died at the age of 90.
Added: 2/12/2024 6:46:15 PM - Updated: 2/12/2024 6:49:52 PM

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