Marguerite GAGNON

(b. 15 May 1729 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1815 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite GAGNON was born 15 May 1729 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Marguerite GAGNON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Marie-Anne RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON (maternal) Noel RACINE and Marie-Françoise GUIMOND

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

Marguerite married Pierre PARÉ 5 June 1747 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 17 children.
Pierre PARÉ was born abt. 1728 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre died 1 March 1783 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Pierre was the child of Louis PARE and Marie-Josephte GUAY.

Marguerite GAGNON died 17 June 1815 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.

m. Paré Pierre

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Family and Children of Marguerite GAGNON

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Marguerite GAGNON married

Pierre PARÉ-- Date: 5 June 1747 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Pierre PARÉ was the child of Louis PARE and Marie-Josephte GUAY

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Children of Pierre PARÉ and Marguerite GAGNON:

Pierre-Rene PARE (b.6 April 1748, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis PARE (b.3 June 1749, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 30 December 1838, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

Francois-Hyacinthe PARE (b.21 October 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 2 August 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada )

Joseph-Marie PARE (b.9 March 1752, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 9 September 1769, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marguerite PARE (b.28 October 1753, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1787, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste PARE (b.22 June 1755, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1784, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Reine PARE (b.5 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1794, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Jerome PARE (b.17 May 1759, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1831, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

Antoine PARE (b.31 October 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada d. 23 October 1844, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East )
m. Marguerite BOULET 5 October 1784 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Louise PARÉ (b.7 March 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada d. 10 February 1842, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Joseph LEMIEUX 19 August 1783 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Louis-Marie PARE (b.24 May 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

Augustin PARE (b.27 August 1764, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 October 1850, Montmagny, Canada East )

Pierre-Noel PARÉ (b.11 March 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1843, Nicolet, Canada East )

Basile PARE (b.23 June 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 June 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

Simon PARE (b.24 September 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 January 1827, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe DESTROISMAISONS 17 April 1787 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Amable PARE (b.7 November 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 September 1861, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )

Michel-Martin PARE (b.11 November 1771, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 January 1773, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1729 Birth
15 May 1729
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GAGNON and Pierre PARÉ 5 June 1747 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pierre-Rene PARE was born 6 April 1748, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 18 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Louis PARE was born 3 June 1749, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Francois-Hyacinthe PARE was born 21 October 1750, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie PARE was born 9 March 1752, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marguerite PARE was born 28 October 1753, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARE was born 22 June 1755, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine PARE was born 5 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jerome PARE was born 17 May 1759, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1760 Death of Child
Francois-Hyacinthe PARE died 2 August 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine PARE was born 31 October 1760, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louise PARÉ was born 7 March 1762, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie PARE was born 24 May 1763, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Augustin PARE was born 27 August 1764, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre-Noel PARÉ was born 11 March 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 36 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Basile PARE was born 23 June 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Simon PARE was born 24 September 1768, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Joseph-Marie PARE died 9 September 1769, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 40 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Amable PARE was born 7 November 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Michel-Martin PARE was born 11 November 1771, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 42 years old.

1773 Death of Child
Michel-Martin PARE died 24 January 1773, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 43 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.

1783 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre PARÉ died 1 March 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1783 Marriage of Child
Louise PARÉ married 19 August 1783, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Joseph LEMIEUX

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARE died 21 May 1784, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marguerite was 55 years old.

1784 Marriage of Child
Antoine PARE married 5 October 1784, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marguerite BOULET

1787 Death of Child
Marguerite PARE died 7 April 1787, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Marguerite was 57 years old.

1787 Marriage of Child
Simon PARE married 17 April 1787, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Agathe DESTROISMAISONS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Death of Child
Marie-Reine PARE died 20 December 1794, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 65 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1815 Death
17 June 1815
Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 86.

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