Etienne GAGNÉ

(b. 3 January 1772 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 April 1846 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )

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Etienne GAGNÉ was born 3 January 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Etienne GAGNÉ was the child of Ignace GAGNÉ and Agathe PERRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Angélique DUFOUR (maternal) Jean PERRON and Agathe SIMARD

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

Etienne married Victoire ST-ÉLOY 7 October 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Victoire ST-ÉLOY was born 6 August 1770 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Victoire died 28 July 1842 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Victoire was the child of Eloi-Guillaume CHOUAN ST-ÉLOY and Madeleine MAILLOUX.

Etienne GAGNÉ died 13 April 1846 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Family and Children of Etienne GAGNÉ

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Etienne GAGNÉ married

Victoire ST-ÉLOY-- Date: 7 October 1794 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Victoire ST-ÉLOY was the child of Eloi-Guillaume CHOUAN ST-ÉLOY and Madeleine MAILLOUX

Children of Etienne GAGNÉ and Victoire ST-ÉLOY:

Marguerite GAGNÉ (b.17 August 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste COTE 31 January 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Flavie GAGNÉ (b.abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. François TREMBLAY 23 July 1827 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Hieronime GAGNÉ (b.26 October 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 23 March 1872, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. François BOUCHARD 23 November 1830 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1772 Birth
3 January 1772
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNÉ and Victoire ST-ÉLOY 7 October 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNÉ was born 17 August 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 28 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Hieronime GAGNÉ was born 26 October 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 39 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)

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

1826 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNÉ married 31 January 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste COTE

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Flavie GAGNÉ married 23 July 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to François TREMBLAY

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Marriage of Child
Hieronime GAGNÉ married 23 November 1830, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to François BOUCHARD

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