Joseph GAGNÉ

(b. 18 April 1695 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1777 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAGNÉ was born 18 April 1695 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph GAGNÉ was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Catherine DAUBIGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marguerite ROSEE (maternal) Julien DAUBIGEON and Jeanne-Perrine MEUNIER (LEMEUNIER)

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Joseph married Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 2 October 1724 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was born 8 September 1707 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe died 2 December 1792 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Gabriel BAUDREAU (BEAUDREAU) and Catherine FORESTIER.

Joseph GAGNÉ died 24 March 1777 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.
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Family and Children of Joseph GAGNÉ

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Joseph GAGNÉ married

Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE-- Date: 2 October 1724 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
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Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE was the child of Gabriel BAUDREAU (BEAUDREAU) and Catherine FORESTIER

Children of Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE:

Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ (b.10 June 1725, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 3 December 1769, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques-François VIAU 10 May 1745 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Joseph-Marie GAGNE (b.23 August 1726, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marguerite DENIGER 21 September 1766 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Josephte GAGNÉ (b.31 May 1733, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 1 July 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) 5 November 1757 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite GAGNÉ (b.19 February 1737, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET 14 February 1757 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Angélique GAGNÉ (b.14 March 1739, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1820, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) 7 January 1760 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Suzanne-Louise GAGNE (b.19 February 1742, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1819, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Toussaint BEAUDIN 7 January 1760 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1695 Birth
18 April 1695
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE 2 October 1724, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 29 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ was born 10 June 1725, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GAGNE was born 23 August 1726, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Josephte GAGNÉ was born 31 May 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAGNÉ was born 19 February 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GAGNÉ was born 14 March 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Suzanne-Louise GAGNE was born 19 February 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ married 10 May 1745, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Jacques-François VIAU

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAGNÉ married 14 February 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET

1757 Marriage of Child
Josephte GAGNÉ married 5 November 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GAGNÉ married 7 January 1760 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU)

1760 Marriage of Child
Suzanne-Louise GAGNE married 7 January 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Toussaint BEAUDIN

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GAGNE married 21 September 1766, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marguerite DENIGER

1769 Death of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ died 3 December 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 74 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.