Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ

(b. 22 May 1721 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1790 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ was born 22 May 1721 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ was the child of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Louise PICARD (maternal) René CLOUTIER and Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANC

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Etienne-Alexis married Madeleine GRAVEL 9 October 1747 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine GRAVEL was born 25 March 1727 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Madeleine died 27 December 1769 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Madeleine was the child of Augustin GRAVEL and Elisabeth CARON.

Etienne-Alexis married (2) Angélique RENAUD 26 October 1779 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . Angélique RENAUD was born 30 May 1748 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Angélique was the child of Jean RENAUD and Angelique GAUMOND.

Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ died 16 April 1790 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Family and Children of Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ

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Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ married

Madeleine GRAVEL-- Date: 9 October 1747 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Madeleine GRAVEL was the child of Augustin GRAVEL and Elisabeth CARON

Children of Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ and Madeleine GRAVEL:

Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ (b.10 January 1748, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre GAMACHE 18 July 1774 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Etienne-Basile GAGNE (b.25 September 1751, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1832, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. Judith FORTIN 27 July 1774 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève GAGNE (b.20 September 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Claude GUIMOND 6 November 1780 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ married

Angélique RENAUD-- Date: 26 October 1779 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique RENAUD was the child of Jean RENAUD and Angelique GAUMOND

Children of Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ and Angélique RENAUD:

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1721 Birth
22 May 1721
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ and Madeleine GRAVEL 9 October 1747 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 26 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ was born 10 January 1748, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Etienne-Alexis was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Etienne-Basile GAGNE was born 25 September 1751, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Etienne-Alexis was 30 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNE was born 20 September 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Etienne-Alexis was 40 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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine GRAVEL died 27 December 1769, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ married 18 July 1774 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Pierre GAMACHE

1774 Marriage of Child
Etienne-Basile GAGNE married 27 July 1774, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Judith FORTIN

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 Marriage / Partner
Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ and Angélique RENAUD 26 October 1779, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 58 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève GAGNE married 6 November 1780, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Joseph-Claude GUIMOND

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death
16 April 1790
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 68.

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