Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ

(b. 11 August 1714 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1801 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ was born 11 August 1714 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ was the child of Louis-Augustin GAGNÉ and Elisabeth CHARLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) dit BELLEAVANCE and Louise FAURE dite PLANCHET (maternal) Denis-Hyacinthe CHARLAND and Marie-Anne LÉTOURNEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Gabrielle married Pierre BLANCHET 27 June 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre BLANCHET was born abt. 1716 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 23 August 1797 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Pierre was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ.

Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ died 24 January 1801 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada .
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Family and Children of Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ

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Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ married

Pierre BLANCHET-- Date: 27 June 1740 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
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Pierre BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève GAGNÉ

Children of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ:

Pierre BLANCHET (b.18 June 1741, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1819, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Genevieve GAMACHE 16 January 1767 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis BLANCHET (b.23 October 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Felicite VANDANDAIGUE 25 October 1773 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Gabriel BLANCHET (b.3 August 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Thérèse CHAMBERLAND 20 June 1786 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1714 Birth
11 August 1714
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Gabrielle GAGNÉ and Pierre BLANCHET 27 June 1740 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre BLANCHET was born 18 June 1741, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Gabrielle was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis BLANCHET was born 23 October 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Gabrielle was 32 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Gabriel BLANCHET was born 3 August 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Gabrielle was 39 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Pierre BLANCHET married 16 January 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Genevieve GAMACHE

1773 Marriage of Child
Louis BLANCHET married 25 October 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Felicite VANDANDAIGUE

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.