Felicite GAGNON

(b. 2 October 1768 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 April 1807 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )

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Felicite GAGNON was born 2 October 1768 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

Felicite GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Genevieve BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine CARON (maternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Genevieve GAGNON

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

Felicite married Pierre RACINE 26 October 1784 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre RACINE was born 19 March 1763 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Pierre died 24 February 1825 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Pierre was the child of Pierre RACINE and Marie-Josephte PARÉ.

Felicite GAGNON died 19 April 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Felicite GAGNON married

Pierre RACINE-- Date: 26 October 1784 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre RACINE was the child of Pierre RACINE and Marie-Josephte PARÉ

Children of Pierre RACINE and Felicite GAGNON:

Olivier RACINE (b.8 May 1805, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada d. 4 August 1860, Québec, Canada East )
m. Jeanne ELIE dite BRETON 18 February 1828 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1768 Birth
2 October 1768
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Felicite GAGNON and Pierre RACINE 26 October 1784, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 16 years old.

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)

1805 Birth of Child
Olivier RACINE was born 8 May 1805, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Felicite was 36 years old.