Aurore Gagnon
Deceased Person
1909 – 1920
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Who was Aurore Gagnon?
Marie-Aurore-Lucienne Gagnon, simply known as Aurore Gagnon, was a Canadian girl who was a victim of child abuse. She died of exhaustion and blood poisoning from some 52 wounds inflicted by her stepmother, Marie-Anne Houde, and her father, Télesphore Gagnon. The story of l'enfant martyre received great attention in the media and Aurore became an icon of Quebec sociological and popular culture.
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- Born
- May 31, 1909
Lotbinière, Quebec - Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- Feb 12, 1920
Fortierville
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on July 23, 2013
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