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GAGNON, Pierre II

GAGNON, Pierre II

Male 1612 - 1699  (87 years)

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    Palque Pierre Gagnon
    Home site of Pierre Gagnon
    Pierre Gagnon lands at Chateu Richer
    Pierre Gagnon Marriage

    Histories
    Filles a Marier - Vincente DESVARIEUX (Migration.FR Website)    		Filles a Marier - Vincente DESVARIEUX (Migration.FR Website)

  • Name GAGNON, Pierre 
    Suffix II 
    Birth 14 Feb 1612  La Ventrouze, Tourouvre, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Arrival Bef 1640  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Came with his widowed mother and 2 brothers 
    Differentiator husband of Fille a Marier, Before the King's Daughters, Jim's Side 
    Death 17 Apr 1699  Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I14770  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Father GAGNON, Pierre   d. Between 16 Dec 1630 and 10 Nov 1633, Ventrouze, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F9539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 DESVARIEUX, Vincente,   b. 1622, (then Ste. Vincent d'Aubermail), Saint-Vincent-Cramesnil, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1695, Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 14 Sep 1642  Chapelle de Quebec, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. GAGNON, Pierre Paul,   b. 5 Sep 1649, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1687, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. GAGNON, Jean (Twin),   b. 1643  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. GAGNON, Anne (Twin),   b. 1643   d. Bef 1666 (Age < 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. GAGNON, Jeanne,   b. 3 Aug 1648   d. 7 Sep 1648 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. GAGNON, Joseph,   b. 19 Feb 1652  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. GAGNON, Rene,   b. 19 Sep 1653   d. 7 Oct 1653 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. GAGNON, Marie Madeleine,   b. 12 Feb 1655, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. GAGNON, Raphael,   b. 22 Jul 1658   d. Between 1667 and 1681 (Age 8 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. GAGNON, Noel,   b. 10 Feb 1660  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. GAGNON, Pierre III,   b. 10 Aug 1646, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1687, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F9436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

    Children 
     1. GAGNON, Pierre III,   b. 10 Aug 1646, Quebec City, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1687, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F12130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Feb 1612 - La Ventrouze, Tourouvre, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - Came with his widowed mother and 2 brothers - Bef 1640 - Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Sep 1642 - Chapelle de Quebec, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Apr 1699 - Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Pierre Gagnon, born in February 1612 in La Gaignonnière, Tourouvre, Perche, France, was baptized on February 14, 1612, in the church of Sainte-Madeleine de La Ventrouze. He was the son of Pierre Gagnon and Renée Roger. Pierre's journey to New France marked the beginning of a significant family line in Quebec's history.

      Around 1640, Pierre emigrated to New France with his brothers Mathurin and Jean, joining their sister who had previously settled with her husband, Eloi Tavernier. Their widowed mother, Renée Roger, also made the journey, cementing the Gagnon family's commitment to the new colony.

      Upon arrival, the Gagnon brothers quickly established themselves as industrious settlers and entrepreneurs. They acquired farms along the coast between Château-Richer and Sainte-Anne, while also engaging in trade in Quebec City during the winter months. On August 14, 1651, they purchased land in the Lower Town of Quebec, and on October 6, 1658, they acquired a store, demonstrating their business acumen.

      Pierre's personal land grant in Château-Richer measured 6.5 arpents of river frontage by 126 arpents deep, a substantial property that would become the foundation of his family's legacy in the area. He engaged in some land transactions, notably ceding half an arpent to Nicholas Lebel on May 13, 1657, only to reclaim it on December 29, 1668.

      On September 14, 1642, Pierre married Vincente Desvarieux in Notre-Dame de Québec. Vincente, born around 1624 in St-Vincent d'Aubermail, Caux, Normandy, France, was the daughter of Jean Desvarieux and Marie Chevalier. She likely arrived in New France as a fille à marier, one of the young women sent to the colony to help establish families.

      Pierre and Vincente had ten children together:

      Jean (1643-1699)
      Anne (1643-1666)
      Pierre (1646-1687)
      Jeanne (1648-1648)
      Pierre-Paul (1649-1711) - became a priest
      Joseph (1651-1680)
      René (1653-1653)
      Marie-Madeleine (1655-1677) - became a nun
      Raphaël (1658-1681)
      Noël (1660-1708)

      Their family life reflected the challenges and triumphs of early colonial life. While they lost several children at a young age, others went on to play significant roles in the religious and social fabric of New France. Pierre-Paul became one of the first Canadian-born priests, while Marie-Madeleine entered the Augustinian convent, known for her piety and devotion.

      Pierre was confirmed in the Catholic faith on August 10, 1659, by Bishop Laval in Notre-Dame de Québec, underscoring the importance of religion in the family's life.

      The 1666 census listed Pierre as a 50-year-old merchant, living with Vincente and their children in Beaupré. By 1681, at the age of 70, Pierre was recorded as owning 2 guns, 22 horned animals, and 40 arpents of cultivated land, indicating the family's prosperity and established position in the community.

      Vincente Desvarieux passed away on January 2, 1695, in Château-Richer, where she was buried the following day. Pierre lived for a few more years, dying on April 17, 1699, at the age of 87. He was buried the next day in the cemetery of La-Visitation-de-Notre-Dame parish in Château-Richer.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1896] Peter J. Gagne, Before the King's Daughters: The Filles a Marier, 1634-1662, (Name: Quintin Publications; Location: Pawtucket, RI; Date: 2002;), Listing for Desvarieux, Vincente, pgs 114-115.


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