flag male ancestor  Emilien  GAGNON

  (b. 5 December 1808 Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada   d. 13 March 1870 )  

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Emilien GAGNON was born 5 December 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Emilien GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON   and   Rose BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Luce SIMARD (maternal)  Victor-Samson BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Emilien  married  Josephine FORTIN 4 November 1828 in Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephine FORTIN  was born abt. 1806 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Josephine was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN.

Emilien GAGNON died 13 March 1870
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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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Emilien GAGNON married flag female ancestor Josephine FORTIN-- Date: 4 November 1828 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada
Josephine FORTIN was the child of Joseph FORTIN and Josephte POITEVIN dite POTVIN




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birth1808 Birth
5 December 1808
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
marriage1828 Marriage / Partner
Emilien GAGNON and Josephine FORTIN 4 November 1828, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.
1831 Birth of Child
Marie-Celeste GAGNON was born 22 May 1831, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Emilien was 22 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1852 Marriage of Child
Marie-Celeste GAGNON married 3 August 1852, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada to Edouard SIMARD
Added: 7/13/2024 4:22:55 PM - Updated: 7/13/2024 4:24:53 PM

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