flag male ancestor  Clement  GAGNON

  (b. 2 February 1753 Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France   d. 6 February 1832 Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada )  

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Clement GAGNON was born 2 February 1753 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Clement GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON   and   Elisabeth-Isabelle CHARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Marguerite CLOUTIER (maternal)  Michel CHARTIER and Anne DESTROISMAISONS

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Clement  married  Reine PRUNEAU 7 October 1783 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Reine PRUNEAU  was born 20 February 1757 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier).  Reine died 19 December 1835 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada.  Reine was the child of Louis PRUNEAU and Marie-Anne TALBOT.

Clement GAGNON died 6 February 1832 in Saint-Vallier, 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!
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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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birth1753 Birth
2 February 1753
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1783 Marriage / Partner
Clement GAGNON and Reine PRUNEAU 7 October 1783, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 30 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1796 Birth of Child
Jacques GAGNON was born 14 May 1796, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Clement was 43 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1819 Marriage of Child
Jacques GAGNON married 25 January 1819, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Theotiste LEREAU
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1824 Marriage of Child
Antoine GAGNON married 1 March 1824, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Madeleine LANGLOIS
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1832 Death
6 February 1832
Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 9/4/2015 2:01:33 PM - Updated: 1/22/2020 10:51:07 AM

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