Alexandre GAGNON

(b. 6 January 1684 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1752 , L'Islet, Canada, New France )

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Alexandre GAGNON was born 6 January 1684 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Alexandre GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Vincente DESVARIEUX (DEVARIEUX) (maternal) Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Geneviève GAMACHE

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Alexandre married Angélique CARON 26 August 1711 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Angélique CARON was born 22 October 1692 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Angélique died 6 November 1763 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Angélique was the child of Robert CARON and Marguerite CLOUTIER.

Alexandre GAGNON died 22 May 1752 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .
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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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