flag male ancestor  Alphonse  GAGNON

  (b. 7 September 1832 Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada   d. 9 August 1915 Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )  

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Alphonse GAGNON was born 7 September 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Alphonse GAGNON was the child of Honore GAGNON   and   Julienne TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Etienne GAGNON and Agnes SIMARD (maternal)  Theodose TREMBLAY and Angélique BELLEY

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Alphonse  married  Delina BERGERON 3 October 1854 in La Baie, Canada East .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Delina BERGERON  was born 12 December 1834 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic).  Delina died 7 March 1880 in Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin).  Delina was the child of Etienne BERGERON and Felicite BRASSARD.

Alphonse GAGNON died 9 August 1915 in Chicoutimi, Québec, 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!
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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Alphonse GAGNON married flag female ancestor Delina BERGERON-- Date: 3 October 1854 Place: La Baie, Canada East
Delina BERGERON was the child of Etienne BERGERON and Felicite BRASSARD




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birth1832 Birth
7 September 1832
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
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
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
marriage1854 Marriage / Partner
Alphonse GAGNON and Delina BERGERON 3 October 1854, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

He was 22 years old.
1855 Birth of Child
Arthemise-Anna GAGNON was born 12 July 1855, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

Alphonse was 22 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
marriage1879 Marriage of Child
Arthemise-Anna GAGNON married 21 April 1879, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Joseph-Damien TREMBLAY
1880 Death of Spouse/Partner
Delina BERGERON died 7 March 1880, Saint-Fulgence, Québec, Canada (L’Anse au Foin)
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Kings and Queens1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Kings and Queens1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
Prime Minister of Canada1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1915 Death
9 August 1915
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 6/26/2024 8:13:10 AM - Updated: 6/26/2024 8:17:47 AM

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