Marguerite GAGNON

(b. 9 May 1663 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1742 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Marguerite GAGNON was born 9 May 1663 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marguerite GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAGNON (GAIGNON) and Renée-Madeleine ROGER

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

Marguerite married Vital CARON 10 February 1686 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Vital CARON was born abt. 1663 in France. Vital died 5 March 1730 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).

Marguerite GAGNON died 16 April 1742 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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Marguerite GAGNON married

Vital CARON-- Date: 10 February 1686 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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groom's name: Vital Caron
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Marguerite Gagnon
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 10 Feb 1686
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
groom's father's name: Michel Caron
groom's mother's name: Jeanne Allard
bride's father's name: Mathurine Gagnon
bride's mother's name: Francoise Godeau
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 161

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Vital Caron and Marguerite Gagnon, 10 Feb 1686; citing reference P 161, FHL microfilm 1018161.

Children of Vital CARON and Marguerite GAGNON:

Marguerite CARON (b.25 December 1686, Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1719, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit DESMOULINS 2 July 1703 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne CARON (b.15 May 1689, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1755, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jean-Baptiste RACETTE 5 August 1715 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Angélique CARON (b.15 September 1690, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1715, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre PERTHUIS 24 January 1713 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Agnes CARON (b.16 August 1692, Québec, Canada, New France d. abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada )

Nicolas CARON (b.11 October 1693, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Marguerite RAINVILLE 14 September 1729 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Françoise CARON (b.3 June 1696, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Claude CARPENTIER 17 January 1718 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Josephe CARON (b.5 July 1698, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 February 1748, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Noel RAINVILLE 2 November 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Vital CARON (b.9 November 1699, Québec, Canada, New France d. 30 September 1748, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France)
m. Catherine CLICHE 9 February 1733 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET 7 September 1735 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine CARON (b.16 June 1702, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 February 1703, Québec, Canada, New France )

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1663 Birth
9 May 1663
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

'Marguerite was born on 9 May 1663 and baptized three days later at Chateau-Richer. She married Vital Caron, son of Michel and of Jeanne Allard, on 10 February 1686 at Chateau-Richer.'

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1663 Baptism
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Margueritte Gasgnon
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 12 May 1663
baptism/ christening place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
birth date:
birthplace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Mathurin Gasgnon
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Francoise Godeau
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 14

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Canadian Census - Beaupre
Mathurin Gaignon - 58 habittant

francoise goudrau - 30 sa femme

Marie gaignon - 16 fille

Mathurin gaignon - 12 fils

francoise gaignon - 7 fille

Margueritte Gaignon - 3 fille

Jacques Gaignon - 1 fils

Jean Auty - 22 domestique engaigé

Et thomas Langlois - 20 aussy domestique Engaigé

The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1681 Montmorency County, Quebec
Mathurin Gagnon, habitant, 75 years
Francoise Godeau, 47 years
Mathurin Gagnon, 27 years
Vincent Gagnon, 22 years
Marguerite Gagnon, 17 years
Jacques Gagnon, 15 years
Jean Gagnon, 12 years
Pierre Gagnon, 9 years
Joseph Gagnon, 7 years
1681 Census - New France
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1686 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Vital CARON 10 February 1686, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 22 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARON was born 25 December 1686, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CARON was born 15 May 1689, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1690 Birth of Child
Angélique CARON was born 15 September 1690, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Agnes CARON was born 16 August 1692, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Nicolas CARON was born 11 October 1693, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise CARON was born 3 June 1696, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CARON was born 5 July 1698, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1699 Birth of Child
Joseph-Vital CARON was born 9 November 1699, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Antoine CARON was born 16 June 1702, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1703 Death of Child
Antoine CARON died 9 February 1703, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1703 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CARON married 2 July 1703, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste MAILLOUX (MAILLOU) dit DESMOULINS

1713 Marriage of Child
Angélique CARON married 24 January 1713, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre PERTHUIS

1715 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CARON married 5 August 1715, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-Baptiste RACETTE

1715 Death of Child
Angélique CARON died 25 August 1715, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marguerite was 52 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise CARON married 17 January 1718, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Claude CARPENTIER

1719 Death of Child
Marguerite CARON died 30 April 1719, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marguerite was 56 years old.

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

1727 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe CARON married 2 November 1727 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Noel RAINVILLE

1729 Marriage of Child
Nicolas CARON married 14 September 1729, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Marguerite RAINVILLE

1730 Death of Spouse/Partner
Vital CARON died 5 March 1730, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1733 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Vital CARON married 9 February 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Catherine CLICHE

1735 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Vital CARON married 7 September 1735, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Josephte-Charlotte JOLLIET

1742 Death
16 April 1742
Québec, Canada, New France

She died at the age of 78.

Added: 9/16/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 7/12/2025 3:46:42 PM