Joseph GAGNON

(b. 5 January 1739 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1807 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 5 January 1739 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Isabelle LACROIX (maternal) Augustin CARON and Marie-Madeleine GAULIN (GOLIN)

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

Joseph married Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER 10 December 1761 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER was born 8 November 1741 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Genevieve died 16 December 1807 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Genevieve GAGNON.

Joseph GAGNON died 7 December 1807 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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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Joseph GAGNON married

Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER-- Date: 10 December 1761 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER was the child of Pierre BOUCHER and Genevieve GAGNON

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER:

Felicite GAGNON (b.2 October 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 April 1807, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre RACINE 26 October 1784 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Therese GAGNON (b.4 March 1772, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 July 1813, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Ambroise PARE 2 February 1789 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1739 Birth
5 January 1739
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER 10 December 1761, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1763 - 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Felicite GAGNON was born 2 October 1768, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Therese GAGNON was born 4 March 1772, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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.