Louis GAGNON

(b. 26 November 1782 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1855 , La Malbaie, Canada East )

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Louis GAGNON was born 26 November 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis GAGNON was the child of Jean-Marc GAGNON and Marie-Augustine BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD (maternal) Jacques BOUCHARD and Françoise ROUSSET

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

Louis married Rosalie ST-GELAIS 16 February 1808 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie ST-GELAIS was born 20 June 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Rosalie died 5 December 1831 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Rosalie was the child of Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Genevieve BELLEY.

Louis GAGNON died 16 June 1855 in La Malbaie, 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!

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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Louis GAGNON married

Rosalie ST-GELAIS-- Date: 16 February 1808 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Rosalie ST-GELAIS was the child of Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS and Genevieve BELLEY

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Children of Louis GAGNON and Rosalie ST-GELAIS:

Louis GAGNON (b.25 July 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 23 February 1887, La Baie, Québec, Canada )
m. Claire GAUTHIER 21 November 1838 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Xenophon-Alexis GAGNON (b.abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 March 1887, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Elise BOILY 23 February 1846 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1782 Birth
26 November 1782
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAGNON and Rosalie ST-GELAIS 16 February 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Louis GAGNON was born 25 July 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 29 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rosalie ST-GELAIS died 5 December 1831, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage of Child
Louis GAGNON married 21 November 1838, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Claire GAUTHIER

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Marriage of Child
Xenophon-Alexis GAGNON married 23 February 1846, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Elise BOILY

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Death
16 June 1855
La Malbaie, Canada East

He died at the age of 72.

Added: 9/27/2024 2:31:01 PM - Updated: 5/13/2025 2:38:06 PM