Louis Gagne
1612 - 1661 (~ 47 years)-
Name Louis Gagne Christened 13 Sep 1612 St. Martin, Ige, France [1, 2] Gender Male God Parents 13 Sep 1612 St. Martin, Ige, France [3] - The god fathers were Francois Vaillant and Rene Laireau and the god mother was Francoise Launay.
First mentioned in Canada 1644 [2] Immigration 1644 [2] - He immigrated with his family.
Employment 27 Oct 1646 [3] - Notary Henri Bancheron stated in a document that Louis went to live with the Jean Gagnon family for three years.
Employment 3 Oct 1647 [3] - Olivier Letardif stated before notary Claude Lecoustre that "Louis Gagne will be granted patron of the said Saint-Charles Farm for six years, from All Saints Day 1646 to that of 1652". Louis would work to satisfy Letardif and the Company of One Hundred Associates.
Land 20 Oct 1650 [3] - Olivier Letardif ceded Louis five arpents of waterfront property west of the Grande Riviere, in what would be Sainte-Anne du Petit-Cap and later become Sainte-Anne de Beaupre.
Legal Matter 31 Mar 1653 [3] - Olivier Letardif acknowledged that Louis had filled his obligations.
Confirmation 2 Feb 1659/60 Chateau Richer, Quebec, Canada [4] - Louis Gasnier, from paroisse de St-Come-le-Vert, eveche du Mans.
Education - He learned to write.
Buried Between 2 Feb 1659/60 and 14 Jul 1661 [2] Additional information 1661 [1] - In June of 1661, the Angier Iroquois began to terrorize the region. It was at this time that Louis mysteriously disappeared along with Louis Guimond. A document at the Seminary of Quebec states: "on the 18th of this month (June 1661) at 8:00 in the morning began the massacre of several people at Beaupre...which is found to be true".
Debt 1661 [3] - Louis owed 134 livres to the Jesuits, 19 livres to Sieur de la Chesnaie, 15 livres to Denis Briere and 50 livres to the sailor Jacques Asselin of the Ile d'Orleans.
Inventory of property 14 Jul 1661 Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada [3] - Rene Cauchon dit Laverdiere drew up the inventory and were recorded by notary Claude Auber. This inventory revealed a debt to the Hotel-Dieu in Quebec of 35 livres.
Name Louis Gasnier [5] Occupation miller [3] - He worked with his father as a miller at Guemansais.
_UID F6D1A3FC5E1C481894D387F3B1DE74648891 Person ID I1529 Gauthier Family Tree Last Modified 18 Sep 2009
Father Louis Gagne, bur. 10 Mar 1648/49, Vieux Belleme, Ige, France Mother Marie Launay, bur. 17 May 1643, Vieux Belleme, Ige, France Family ID F629 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marie Michel, b. Abt 1622, St. Martin, Vieux Belleme, France , d. 12 Nov 1687, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada (Age 65 years) Married Jun 1638 Vieux Belleme, Ige, France [1, 2] Marriage Contract 11 Jun 1638 Vieux Belleme, Ige, France [2] - The contract was drawn up by notary Regnard.
Children 1. Louis Gagne, c. 8 Sep 1639, Notre Dame de Vair, Perche, France , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Louise Gagne, c. 21 Jan 1641/42, St. Martin, Ige, France , bur. 27 Apr 1721, Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 79 years) 3. Marie Gagne, b. 5 Sep 1644, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , bur. 18 Nov 1717, Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 73 years) 4. Pierre Gagne, c. 27 Mar 1647, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 5. Olivier Gagne, b. 7 May 1649, Cap Tourmente, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 6. Louis Gagne, b. 7 Jul 1651, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 7. Anne Gagne, c. 27 Oct 1653, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown 8. Ignace Gagne, b. 12 Mar 1655/56, Quebec, Quebec, Canada , d. 20 Jul 1702, Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, Canada (Age 46 years) 9. Joachim Gagne, b. Abt 1660, d. 7 Feb 1687/88 (Age 28 years) Last Modified 18 Sep 2009 Family ID F621 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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