Pierre GAGNON

(b. 6 June 1730 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 August 1793 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GAGNON was born 6 June 1730 in Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre GAGNON was the child of Denis GAGNON and Marie-Françoise MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN (maternal) Michel MARIÉR (LEMARIÉ) and Françoise BRIÈRE

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Pierre married Euphrasie MAGUET (MAILLE) 14 October 1754 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Euphrasie MAGUET (MAILLE) was born 10 May 1736 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Euphrasie was the child of Michel MAGUET and Elisabeth-Isabelle COURTEMANCHE.

Pierre married (2) Françoise ÉTHIER 19 February 1770 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise ÉTHIER was born 25 September 1738 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Françoise died 25 July 1790 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Andre ÉTHIER and Josephte FEUILLON (FILION).

Pierre GAGNON died 11 August 1793 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 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!

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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Euphrasie MAGUET (MAILLE)-- Date: 14 October 1754 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Euphrasie MAGUET (MAILLE) was the child of Michel MAGUET and Elisabeth-Isabelle COURTEMANCHE

Children of Pierre GAGNON and Euphrasie MAGUET (MAILLE):

Pierre GAGNON married

Françoise ÉTHIER-- Date: 19 February 1770 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
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Françoise ÉTHIER was the child of Andre ÉTHIER and Josephte FEUILLON (FILION)

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1730 Birth
6 June 1730
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNON and Euphrasie MAGUET (MAILLE) 14 October 1754 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 24 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNON and Françoise ÉTHIER 19 February 1770, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 39 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.