Marguerite GAGNON

(b. 24 August 1715 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1807 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite GAGNON was born 24 August 1715 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marguerite GAGNON was the child of Jean GAGNON and Thérèse ROCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite RACINE (maternal) Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON

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Marguerite married Michel DEMERS 9 February 1733 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Michel DEMERS was born 9 November 1709 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Michel died 15 December 1749 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Michel was the child of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS.

Marguerite GAGNON died 21 October 1807 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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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Family and Children of Marguerite GAGNON

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Marguerite GAGNON married

Michel DEMERS-- Date: 9 February 1733 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Michel DEMERS was the child of René DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DUBOIS

Children of Michel DEMERS and Marguerite GAGNON:

Marie-Marguerite DEMERS (b.abt. 1734, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 October 1813, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-Michel BERGERON 25 November 1760 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Madeleine DEMERS (b.24 December 1736, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1823, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne PAQUET 15 February 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Catherine DEMERS (b.14 December 1738, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1822, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE 11 November 1764 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Michel DEMERS (b.abt. 1743, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 May 1818, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte AUBIN 30 June 1766 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph DEMERS (b.24 April 1748, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1829, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE 16 August 1774 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1715 Birth
24 August 1715
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Michel DEMERS 9 February 1733, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 17 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Madeleine DEMERS was born 24 December 1736, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Catherine DEMERS was born 14 December 1738, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph DEMERS was born 24 April 1748, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel DEMERS died 15 December 1749, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite DEMERS married 25 November 1760, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Charles-Michel BERGERON

1762 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DEMERS married 15 February 1762 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Etienne PAQUET

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Catherine DEMERS married 11 November 1764, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Antoine-Hyacinthe FRÉCHETTE

1766 Marriage of Child
Michel DEMERS married 30 June 1766, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Charlotte AUBIN

1774 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph DEMERS married 16 August 1774, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE

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.