La Ventrouze

> INSEE: 61500
Orne Department, France
Old Regime Province: PERCHE
Updated January 2010

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Ancestors who immigrated to Canada:
  • RENÉE ROGER (died before July 1640) - Head of the Family. Widow of Pierre Gagnon (Sr.).
    She came to Canada with her three sons named below and a grand daughter.
  • PIERRE GAGNON (Sr.), her husband, died before November 1633 and did not come to Canada.
    He was the father of the three named below and had married Renée Roger about 1597.
  • PIERRE GAGNON (b 14 Februay 1612 - 17 April 1699)
  • JEAN GAGNON (b 13 August 1610 - 2 April 1670)
  • MATHURIN GAGNON (b 22 October 1606 - 20 April 1690)
  • MARTHE GAGNON (ab. 1636 - 21 Nov 1670), natural child of Mathurin
  • MARGUERITE GAGNON - Daughter of Pierre Gagnon and Rene Roger, above.
    Marguerite was living with her husband Éloi Tavernier in Randonnai, a village close by. Details are given under Randonnai.

    There is a good chance that the Gagnon-Roger family and the Tavernier-Gagnon family immigrated at the same time. We do not know when exactly but they arrived at the latest in early July 1640, according to mentions in period documents at Quebec during that month.

    This family group had 50 children in Canada.

    Picture of the hamlet "La Gaignonnnière" where the Gagnon family lived is given below.

  • ROBERT GAGNON (b 1 March 1628 - 1 September 1703)

  • JACQUES LEHOUX (about 1580 - 17 February 1680)
  • JEAN LEHOUX (b 27 april 1633 - 3 april 1698) Son of Jacques
  • FRANÇOISE LEHOUX (b 9 July 1628 - 9 april 1685) Daughter of Jacques
  • JEANNE JAHAN (about 1580 - 17 February 1680). Third wife of Jacques Lehoux.
  • GUILLAUME LANDRY (b 23 February 1623 - b 8 January 1689)

    SEIGNEURIAL MANOR ( XVIth ) - Classified Historic Monument

    This manor was rebuilt on the ruins of a military castle partly destroyed during the Hundred Years War.

    SAINTE-MADELEINE CHURCH (late XVth) - Classified Historic Monument

    LA GAIGNONNIÈRE HAMLET

    Located at the fringe of the LA VENTROUZE parish about two kilometers south of the church. The hamlet was built at the cross road of the old Roman Road (NW-SE) with the medieval main King's Road (NE-SW) from Paris to Brest, now replaced by D918 and N12 highways. Pierre Gagnon owned a inn at this location. The hamlet at this site likely predated the establishment of the Gagnon family by many centuries. The small hamlet is now enclosed within the highway exchange! The buildings to the southeast are not part of "La Gaignonniere".

    Some pictures of buildings are available on this site: http://www.rezoe.com/gagnon-belzile/depart.htm

    Contact: mr9434641@yahoo.ca

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