flag female ancestor  Genevieve  GAGNON

  (b. 17 August 1750 Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France   d. 28 February 1841 Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East )  

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Genevieve GAGNON was born 17 August 1750 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Genevieve GAGNON was the child of Etienne GAGNON   and   Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal)  François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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Genevieve  married  Joseph LAVOIE 26 October 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph LAVOIE  was born 25 September 1746 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Joseph died 9 November 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).  Joseph was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY).

Genevieve GAGNON died 28 February 1841 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, 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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birth1750 Birth
17 August 1750
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1772 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve GAGNON and Joseph LAVOIE 26 October 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 22 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Olive LAVOIE was born 23 July 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve was 32 years old.
1785 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE was born 18 February 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve was 34 years old.
1787 Birth of Child
Marcel LAVOIE was born 11 February 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Genevieve was 36 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LAVOIE died 9 November 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Olive LAVOIE married 9 October 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Leon BOUCHARD
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Marcel LAVOIE married 6 November 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Antoinette PERRON
marriage1817 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE married 7 January 1817, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Theotiste BOIVIN
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
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1841 Death
28 February 1841
Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Canada East

She died at the age of 90.
Added: 2/14/2024 3:23:56 PM - Updated: 1/24/2025 5:27:06 PM

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