Etienne GAGNON

(b. 13 February 1749 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1793 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Etienne GAGNON was born 13 February 1749 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Etienne GAGNON was the child of Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY (maternal) François BOUCHARD and Anne-Marguerite SIMARD

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Etienne married Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE 8 July 1771 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE was born 12 November 1748 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Angélique-Desanges was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY).

Etienne GAGNON died 30 April 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower 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!

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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Etienne GAGNON married

Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE-- Date: 8 July 1771 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine GUAY (CASTONGUAY)

Children of Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE:

Etienne GAGNON (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Agnes SIMARD 11 July 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine GAGNON (b.8 December 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine ADAM dit LARAMÉE 11 February 1805 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1749 Birth
13 February 1749
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAGNON and Marie-Angélique-Desanges LAVOIE 8 July 1771, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1775 - 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNON was born 8 December 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 27 years old.

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