flag male ancestor  Alexis  GAGNON

  (b. 26 February 1764 Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 13 May 1841 Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )  

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Alexis GAGNON was born 26 February 1764 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis GAGNON was the child of Alexis GAGNON   and   Charlotte GRIGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine GUYON (maternal)  Michel GRIGNON and Marie-Josephe DELAUMAY (DELOME)

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Alexis  married  Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 1 May 1810 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ  was born 15 January 1782 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).  Marguerite died 22 March 1813 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).  Marguerite was the child of Étienne VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER).

Alexis GAGNON died 13 May 1841 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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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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Alexis GAGNON married flag female ancestor Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ-- Date: 1 May 1810  Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was the child of Étienne VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER)


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birth1764 Birth
26 February 1764
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1810 Marriage / Partner
Alexis GAGNON and Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 1 May 1810 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 46 years old.
1812 Birth of Child
Marie Ursule "Mary" GAGNON was born 14 February 1812, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Alexis was 47 years old.
1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ died 22 March 1813, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1831 Marriage of Child
Marie Ursule "Mary" GAGNON married 18 October 1831, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada to Ambroise Thomas JACQUES dit STANISLAS
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1841 Death
13 May 1841
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

He died at the age of 77.
Added: 2/22/2016 10:53:55 AM - Updated: 7/3/2025 11:50:54 AM

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