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The original Gagnon family who came over -- though spelled Gaignon at that time -- were from La Ventrouze in the province of Maine (southern Normandy) in northern France. This is an area of origin for a number of other families who came to New France in the 1600s as well.

For information on the settlement of origin of the Gagnon family, La Gagnonnière, see http://upperstjohn.com/gagnon/gagnonniere.htm