Pierre GAGNON

(b. 8 February 1708 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1795 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GAGNON was born 8 February 1708 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Pierre GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne-Helene LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAGNON and Marguerite DROUIN (maternal) François-Normand LACROIX and Anne GAGNÉ

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

Pierre married Catherine CLOUTIER 20 January 1738 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine CLOUTIER was born 20 January 1718 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 2 February 1805 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Anne MORISSET (MORISSETTE).

Pierre GAGNON died 2 January 1795 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, 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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Family and Children of Pierre GAGNON

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Pierre GAGNON married

Catherine CLOUTIER-- Date: 20 January 1738 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Catherine CLOUTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Anne MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Children of Pierre GAGNON and Catherine CLOUTIER:

Catherine-Genevieve GAGNON (b.3 March 1740, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Charles DEMERS 4 April 1758 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

François GAGNON (b.28 October 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 21 September 1817, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Agathe DEMERS 23 August 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Madeleine GAGNON (b.28 February 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 12 December 1791, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Joseph CÔTÉ 27 January 1766 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Judith GAGNON (b.4 June 1747, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 29 May 1831, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine DEMERS 25 October 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

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1708 Birth
8 February 1708
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAGNON and Catherine CLOUTIER 20 January 1738, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Catherine-Genevieve GAGNON was born 3 March 1740, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 32 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
François GAGNON was born 28 October 1742, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Madeleine GAGNON was born 28 February 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 37 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Judith GAGNON was born 4 June 1747, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 39 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Genevieve GAGNON married 4 April 1758 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Charles DEMERS

1762 Marriage of Child
François GAGNON married 23 August 1762, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Marie-Agathe DEMERS

1762 Marriage of Child
Judith GAGNON married 25 October 1762, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Antoine DEMERS

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
Madeleine GAGNON married 27 January 1766, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Jean-Joseph CÔTÉ

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.