Philippe Carmel Gagnon (1862 - 1923)

Born 19 Oct 1862 in Le Bic, Rimouski-Neigette, Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Josephine Laprise — married 2 Jul 1890 (to 1923) in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1923 at age 61 in Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

• Philippe Gagnon was born 19 Oct 1862 in Le Bic, Rimouski, and christened the following day as "Philippe Carmel" in the parish of Ste-Cécile.^[1][2]

• He was the son of Pierre Gagnon (1833–) and Claire (Clara) LePage (1835–).

• Siblings
  • Marie-Rose Gagnon 1858–
  • Amable Gagnon ‡ 1860–1864
  • Charles Gagnon I ‡ 1861–1861
  • Philippe Carmel Gagnon 1862-1923
  • Charles Gagnon II 1864–1923
  • Marie-Laure Gagnon 1868–
  • Joseph-Baptiste (Louis) Gagnon ‡ 1870–1871
  • Marie-Catherine Gagnon 1872–

• Arrived in the US about 1874

• Married July 1890 in Fall River to Josephine LaPrise dit Daigneault (1873-1940). Children:
  • Louis Benoit Gagnon (1893-1970)
  • Marie-des-Neiges Josephine Gagnon (1897-1962)

• Died due to a motor vehicle accident in 1923, along with his brother, Charles (1864-1923).

DNA

Research Notes

• Do not conflate with:
  • Moise-Joseph Gagnon b. abt. 1858 Quebec; m. first to Malvina Pilon, then to Gertie Strickler
  • Joseph Alphé Gagnon, (son of Onesime Gagnon and Julie Gauthier, b 20 Jun 1860 L’Isle Verte, Canada-Est) , m. Alphonsine Duprey/Dupère (b. 1866 Canada)
  • His grandson, Philip Carmel Gagnon (1919 - 1980)

Sources

1. ↑ Drouin Baptism, 20 Oct 1862, Ste-Cecile, Rimouski
   • "Philippe Carmel," son of Pierre Gagnon and Claire Lepage. Sponsors were André Ouellet and Caroline Lepage.
   • http://www.bms2000.org/record/baptism/2034687
   • https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G993-ZK1X
2. ↑ Massachusetts Marriage Records, Fall River, 2 Jul 1890: Philip A Gagnon 26, son of Pierre Gagnon and Clara; and Josephine Danioux (sic) 16, daughter of Napoleon and Domithilde
   • 1890, Fall River, Vol 406, Pg 125
   • Ancestry Sharing Link
   • Ancestry Record 2511 #3295040

• 1900 US Census, Fall River MA, Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1240635
  • G Philip Gagnon 35 b. Nov 1864, married 9 years, arr. US 1875, naturalized; Josephine 27 b. Apr 1873, three live births, but two living children in 1900, arr. in US 1889.
  • Louis 6 b. Jul 1883 MA; Josephine 2 b. Aug 1897 MA
• 1910 United States Federal Census. Year: 1910; Census Place: Fall River Ward 9, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_577; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0176; FHL microfilm: 1374590. Joseph P[hilippe] Gagnon 46, Josephine [Laprise] Gagnon 37, m. about 1890, both born in French Canada; Louis Gagnon 16 (all three working in a cotton mill), Mary J Gagnon 12, Alfred Laprise 19, Joseph Laprise 18, Napoleon Laprise 16. The three 'Laprise' are all teenage 'boarders', born in RI.
• 1920 US Census. Year: 1920; Census Place: Fall River Ward 9, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_684; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 100 Phillip Gagnon 57, Josephine Gagnon 46, and Josephine Gagnon 22.
• Massachusetts, Death Index. Joseph P Gagnon, died 1923 in Fall River. vol 26, page 94, Index Vol Num 76.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #228035210
  • This Find-A-Grave record had a photo of the headstone for Philippe Carmel Gagnon (1862-1923), though the record itself was for his grandson. There is conflation of two people because of name similarity.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #169673837, Louis B Gagnon, Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Plot Section 2
  • Headstone, recto has Louis' parents: Philippe Carmel Gagnon 1862-1923, and Josephine [Daigneault dit] Laprise 1873-1954
  • Verso pictured:
    • Louis B Gagnon 1893-1970 et son épouse Blanche Lemieux 1896-1975
    • Manuel P Cabral 1922-1967 and his wife Alice [Gagnon] 1923-1970
    • [Marie-des-Neiges] Josephine D Gagnon 1897-1962 [unmarried]
    • Albert J Robichaud 1920-1980 and his wife Marie Jeanne [Gagnon] 1921-1987, and their daughter Jeanne E [Robichaud] Kramer 1956-2010
• Obituary, Fall River Daily Evening News, Wednesday, 31 Oct 1923, page 4
  • https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78208658/fall-river-daily-evening-news/?xid=637
  • "Joseph P Gagnon The funeral of Joseph Phillip Gagnon, who was killed in an automobile accident in Warren last Sunday, was held this morning from his residence, 69 Fulton St, with a high mass of requiem at St Matthieu's, celebrated by Rev Fr N A Messier. Interment was at Notre Dame Cemetery. The bearers were William LaPoint, William Boyle, Fred Laprise, Pierre Laprise, J B Gagnon, and Nelson Fontaine."