Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON

(b. abt. 1705 , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 November 1744 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France )

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Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON was born abt. 1705 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Elisabeth 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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Marie-Elisabeth married Louis-Benjamin DERY 19 September 1724 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Louis-Benjamin DERY was born 22 July 1701 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Louis-Benjamin died 3 December 1748 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Louis-Benjamin was the child of Maurice DERY (D'HERY) and Madeleine PHILIPPEAU.

Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON died 29 November 1744 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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