flag male ancestor  Prisque  GAGNON

  (b. 11 November 1714 L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 4 February 1793 L'Islet, Lower Canada )  

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Prisque GAGNON was born 11 November 1714 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Prisque GAGNON was the child of Alexandre GAGNON   and   Angélique CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre GAGNON and Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE (maternal)  Robert CARON and Marguerite CLOUTIER

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Prisque  married  Marie-Claire MORNEAU 3 February 1739 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Claire MORNEAU  was born 28 May 1720 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola).  Marie-Claire was the child of François MORNEAU and Angélique BERNIER.

Prisque GAGNON died 4 February 1793 in L'Islet, 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.

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birth1714 Birth
11 November 1714
L'Islet, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1739 Marriage / Partner
Prisque GAGNON and Marie-Claire MORNEAU 3 February 1739 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.
1740 Birth of Child
Angelique-Des-Anges GAGNON was born 4 February 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Prisque was 25 years old.
1745 Birth of Child
Pierre-Prisque GAGNON was born 28 June 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Prisque was 30 years old.
1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire GAGNON was born 10 April 1754, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Prisque was 39 years old.
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.
marriage1763 Marriage of Child
Angelique-Des-Anges GAGNON married 24 October 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Charles LANGLOIS dit ST-JEAN
marriage1768 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Prisque GAGNON married 7 November 1768 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Rose GAMACHE
marriage1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire GAGNON married 23 October 1775, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Gabriel MOREAU
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.
1786 Death of Child
Angelique-Des-Anges GAGNON died 29 April 1786, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Prisque was 71 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1793 Death
4 February 1793
L'Islet, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.
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