Françoise GAGNON

(b. 20 April 1719 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1787 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise GAGNON was born 20 April 1719 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Françoise GAGNON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Françoise OUELLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON and Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE (maternal) Joseph-Abraham OUELLET and Françoise LIZOTTE

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

Françoise married Louis CARON 26 June 1740 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louis CARON was born 23 December 1715 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Louis died 18 January 1756 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Ignace CARON and Marie GAULIN (GOLIN).

Françoise married (2) Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY 23 October 1756 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY was born 16 November 1734 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-Marie died 3 November 1812 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Jean-Marie was the child of Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Angélique MORIN.

Françoise GAGNON died 17 April 1787 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Françoise GAGNON married

Louis CARON-- Date: 26 June 1740 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Louis CARON was the child of Ignace CARON and Marie GAULIN (GOLIN)

Children of Louis CARON and Françoise GAGNON:

Ignace CARON (b.9 June 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1811, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Anne THIBODEAU 2 June 1762 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Françoise-Josephte CARON (b.29 January 1744, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1827, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Charles-François PELLETIER 12 November 1764 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Anne-Josephte CARON (b.29 January 1744, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1811, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Bernard PELLETIER 3 October 1762 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise CARON (b.15 November 1745, La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine DIONNE 7 February 1763 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Charlotte CARON (b.24 June 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1829, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 23 November 1772 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Françoise GAGNON married

Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY-- Date: 23 October 1756 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY was the child of Pierre GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Angélique MORIN

Children of Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Françoise GAGNON:

Jean-Augustin CASTONGUAY (b.6 April 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1841, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East)
m. Angelique PELLETIER 20 November 1780 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1719 Birth
20 April 1719
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GAGNON and Louis CARON 26 June 1740, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Ignace CARON was born 9 June 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Françoise was 22 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Anne-Josephte CARON was born 29 January 1744, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Françoise-Josephte CARON was born 29 January 1744, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CARON was born 15 November 1745, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Françoise was 26 years old.

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Françoise GAGNON and Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY 23 October 1756, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 37 years old.

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis CARON died 18 January 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1756 Birth of Child
Charlotte CARON was born 24 June 1756, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 37 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jean-Augustin CASTONGUAY was born 6 April 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 39 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Ignace CARON married 2 June 1762, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA to Marie Anne THIBODEAU

1762 Marriage of Child
Anne-Josephte CARON married 3 October 1762, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Jean-Bernard PELLETIER

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CARON married 7 February 1763, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Antoine DIONNE

1764 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Josephte CARON married 12 November 1764, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Charles-François PELLETIER

1772 Marriage of Child
Charlotte CARON married 23 November 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Claude-Raphael MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

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.