Marguerite GAGNON

(b. 15 November 1694 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 15 August 1778 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite GAGNON was born 15 November 1694 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Marguerite GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GAGNON (GASGNON) and Françoise GODEAU (BOUDEAU) (maternal) Jean COCHON (CAUCHON) and Madeleine MIVILLE

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Marguerite married Antoine BEDARD 9 October 1711 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Antoine BEDARD was born 12 December 1684 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Antoine died 7 February 1735 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Antoine was the child of Louis BEDARD and Marie-Madeleine HUPPE.

Marguerite GAGNON died 15 August 1778 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Marguerite GAGNON

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Marguerite GAGNON married

Antoine BEDARD-- Date: 9 October 1711 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Antoine BEDARD was the child of Louis BEDARD and Marie-Madeleine HUPPE

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Children of Antoine BEDARD and Marguerite GAGNON:

Charlotte BEDARD (b.2 September 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1785, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Charles RENAUD 3 February 1733 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite BEDARD (b.28 March 1717, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre RENAUD 21 November 1735 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Antoine-Pierre BEDARD (b.22 March 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 August 1799, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise RENAUD 9 November 1739 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
m. Marie-Josephte SAVARD 21 November 1757 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Louis BEDARD (b.13 May 1721, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1797, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Therese FALARDEAU 4 February 1743 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Pierre BEDARD (b.4 September 1723, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste BEDARD (b.31 December 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 September 1805, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine MARTEL 5 February 1759 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Simon BEDARD (b.22 February 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Thomas-Antoine BEDARD (b.12 June 1730, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1770, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte PARENT 13 January 1755 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Marie-Madeleine L'HERAULT 4 February 1760 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Marie-Helene BEDARD 18 July 1763 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jacques BEDARD (b.11 August 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Madeleine BEDARD (b.12 February 1735, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1808, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph MARTEL 21 April 1755 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1694 Birth
15 November 1694
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

1711 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Antoine BEDARD 9 October 1711, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 16 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Charlotte BEDARD was born 2 September 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Marguerite BEDARD was born 28 March 1717, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Antoine-Pierre BEDARD was born 22 March 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Louis BEDARD was born 13 May 1721, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Pierre BEDARD was born 4 September 1723, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEDARD was born 31 December 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Simon BEDARD was born 22 February 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 33 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Thomas-Antoine BEDARD was born 12 June 1730, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jacques BEDARD was born 11 August 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1733 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BEDARD married 3 February 1733 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Charles RENAUD

1735 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine BEDARD died 7 February 1735, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1735 Birth of Child
Madeleine BEDARD was born 12 February 1735, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BEDARD married 21 November 1735, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Pierre RENAUD

1739 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Pierre BEDARD married 9 November 1739, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Louise RENAUD

1743 Marriage of Child
Louis BEDARD married 4 February 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Therese FALARDEAU

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Thomas-Antoine BEDARD married 13 January 1755, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Charlotte PARENT

1755 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BEDARD married 21 April 1755 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Joseph MARTEL

1757 Marriage of Child
Antoine-Pierre BEDARD married 21 November 1757, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Josephte SAVARD

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BEDARD married 5 February 1759, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Madeleine MARTEL

1760 Marriage of Child
Thomas-Antoine BEDARD married 4 February 1760, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Madeleine L'HERAULT

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
Thomas-Antoine BEDARD married 18 July 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Helene BEDARD

1770 Death of Child
Thomas-Antoine BEDARD died 11 February 1770, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marguerite was 75 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.