Augustin GAGNON

(b. 17 September 1787 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 March 1822 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Augustin GAGNON was born 17 September 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Augustin GAGNON was the child of Francois GAGNON and Salomee PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois GAGNON and Catherine PARENT (maternal) Michel PELLETIER and Marie-Jeanne TREMBLAY

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Augustin married Constance THERRIEN 21 January 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Constance THERRIEN was born abt. 1785 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Constance died 6 September 1833 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Constance was the child of René THERRIEN and Therese GUAY.

Augustin GAGNON died 13 March 1822 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Augustin GAGNON married

Constance THERRIEN-- Date: 21 January 1812 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Constance THERRIEN was the child of René THERRIEN and Therese GUAY

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Children of Augustin GAGNON and Constance THERRIEN:

Mathilde GAGNON (b.23 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Michel BOUCHARD 8 July 1828 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1787 Birth
17 September 1787
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1812 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GAGNON and Constance THERRIEN 21 January 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Mathilde GAGNON was born 23 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin was 25 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