Cecile GAGNON

(b. 2 July 1824 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada d. 18 November 1848 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East )

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Cecile GAGNON was born 2 July 1824 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Cecile GAGNON was the child of Francois-Bernard GAGNON and Celeste DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNON and Elisabeth BONENFANT (maternal) Alexandre DESROSIERS dit DUTREMBLE and Modeste FOURNIER

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

Cecile married Guillaume GAGNON 11 January 1842 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Guillaume GAGNON was born 24 May 1811 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Guillaume was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Charlotte LEVESQUE.

Cecile GAGNON died 18 November 1848 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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!

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Cecile GAGNON

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Cecile GAGNON married

Guillaume GAGNON-- Date: 11 January 1842 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East
Guillaume GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Charlotte LEVESQUE

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Children of Guillaume GAGNON and Cecile GAGNON:

Flavie GAGNON (b.8 June 1845, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East d. , )
m. Louis LABRIE 4 July 1864 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1824 Birth
2 July 1824
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

1842 Marriage / Partner
Cecile GAGNON and Guillaume GAGNON 11 January 1842, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 17 years old.

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)

1845 Birth of Child
Flavie GAGNON was born 8 June 1845, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Cecile was 20 years old.