flag female ancestor  Madeleine-Benoni  GAGNON

  (b. 2 November 1762 Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada   d. 23 October 1848 Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East )  

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Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON was born 2 November 1762 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada

Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON was the child of Louis GAGNON   and   Madeleine EMOND and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean GAGNON and Marie-Jeanne MARCEAU (maternal)  Michel EMOND and Agathe JINCHEREAU

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Madeleine-Benoni  married  Jean CAMPAGNA 20 October 1777 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean CAMPAGNA  was born 26 August 1752 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Jean died 21 October 1841 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Jean was the child of Joseph CAMPAGNA and Marie-Madeleine CANAC dite MARQUIS.

Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON died 23 October 1848 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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birth1762 Birth
2 November 1762
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada
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.
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.
marriage1777 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine-Benoni GAGNON and Jean CAMPAGNA 20 October 1777, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 14 years old.
1788 Birth of Child
Catherine CAMPAGNA was born 22 October 1788, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Madeleine-Benoni was 25 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Catherine CAMPAGNA married 13 February 1804, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN
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
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean CAMPAGNA died 21 October 1841, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1848 Death
23 October 1848
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East

She died at the age of 86.
Added: 5/9/2024 6:38:26 PM - Updated: 5/9/2024 6:39:36 PM

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