Joseph GAGNON

(b. 28 February 1753 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1786 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAGNON was born 28 February 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Joseph 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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Joseph married Marie-Luce SIMARD 6 February 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Luce SIMARD was born 12 December 1751 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce died 3 December 1822 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Cecile TREMBLAY.

Joseph GAGNON died 28 June 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph GAGNON married

Marie-Luce SIMARD-- Date: 6 February 1775 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Luce SIMARD was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Cecile TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Luce SIMARD:

Ursule GAGNON (b.12 November 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Michel TREMBLAY 4 June 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON (b.17 March 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 December 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Rose BOUCHARD 3 November 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Isaac GAGNON (b.26 October 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 January 1842, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Antoinette-Marie PILOTE 3 September 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexis GAGNON (b.3 March 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte-Luce BOUCHARD 4 February 1806 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Madeleine TREMBLAY 31 August 1813 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1753 Birth
28 February 1753
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNON and Marie-Luce SIMARD 6 February 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Ursule GAGNON was born 12 November 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON was born 17 March 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Isaac GAGNON was born 26 October 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Alexis GAGNON was born 3 March 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 30 years old.